<Li> The mother of all battles (Arabic: أم المعارك ‎ ‎) (umm al - ma'ārik) is a term derived from Saddam Hussein (e.g. The Mother of All Battles: Saddam Hussein's Strategic Plan for the Persian Gulf War, Kevin M. Woods, 2008). </Li> <P> Most of the coalition states used various names for their operations and the war's operational phases . These are sometimes incorrectly used as the conflict's overall name, especially the US Desert Storm: </P> <Ul> <Li> Operation Desert Shield was the US operational name for the US buildup of forces and Saudi Arabia's defense from 2 August 1990, to 16 January 1991 . </Li> <Li> Operation Desert Storm was the US name of the airland conflict from 17 January 1991, through 11 April 1991 . <Ul> <Li> Operation Desert Sabre (early name Operation Desert Sword) was the US name for the airland offensive against the Iraqi Army in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations (the "100 - hour war") from 24--28 February 1991, in itself, part of Operation Desert Storm . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Operation Desert Farewell was the name given to the return of US units and equipment to the US in 1991 after Kuwait's liberation, sometimes referred to as Operation Desert Calm . </Li> <Li> Operation Granby was the British name for British military activities during the operations and conflict . </Li> <Li> Opération Daguet was the French name for French military activities in the conflict . </Li> <Li> Operation Friction was the name of the Canadian operations </Li> <Li> Operazione Locusta (Italian for Locust) was the Italian name for the operations and conflict . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Operation Desert Shield was the US operational name for the US buildup of forces and Saudi Arabia's defense from 2 August 1990, to 16 January 1991 . </Li>

When did operation desert shield become operation desert storm