The SAS operation known as Bravo Two Zero left three men killed and four men captured to be tortured by Iraqi soldiers during ...

Operation Nimrod Police watch British SAS members rappel down the rear of the Iranian Embassy in London, May 5, 1980. AP Photo The SAS operators had selected four entry points.

But US and British special operators did have a strategic impact on the war, reducing Scud launches against Israel by more than 80%. Desert Storm ended on February 28, 1991, six weeks after it began.