March 3, 1991

1991: At Safwan in Iraq, General Schwarzkopf and associates from other coalition countries, meet eight Iraqi officers, led by Lieutenant General Sultan Hashim Ahmad, commander of Iraqi III Corps in Iraq. Military leaders discuss cease-fire arrangements, and the formal cease-fire is signed. CENTCOM reports Iraqi equipment destroyed or captured increased to 3,300 tanks, 2,100 armored vehicles, 2,200 artillery pieces, and number of POWs is estimated at 80,000.