The Kuwait Liberation Medal - Saudi Arabia version - was established by King Fahd ibn Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to recognize service during the Liberation of Kuwait.  These military medals are awarded to members of the Coalition Forces who participated in Operation Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait between January and February of 1991.  It is considered the rarer of the two Kuwait Liberation Medals, and for this reason is established as the senior in precedence.  These military ribbons and medals were awarded for service in support of Operation Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and within the borders of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.  Eligibility for these military awards include all combat duty, or serving for one or more days in ground/shore operations, aboard navel vessels or aircraft supporting military operations, or serving for 30 consecutive days or 60 non-consecutive days on temporary duty in support of the Gulf War operations. 

These military medals are worn below the Vietnam Campaign Medal and above the Kuwait version of the Kuwait Liberation Medal in the order of precedence for all military medals and ribbons.   These awards can be worn as traditional full size military medals and mini medals, military ribbons and lapel pins.  Like most military medals, they are available as traditional slide-on, full size military medals or mini-medals, slide-on military ribbons, and thin military medals, mini-medals and ribbons.