Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement

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military operation post–Gulf War operation

Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement was a post–Gulf War military operation in which coalition forces, led by the United States and its allies, patrolled and restricted Iraqi airspace to protect Kurdish and Shiite populations and contain Saddam Hussein’s regime.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Iraq no-fly zones 1
Iraqi no-fly zones 1
Operation Deny Flight over Iraq 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation ⓘ
post–Gulf War operation ⓘ
airspaceBoundary 32nd parallel north ⓘ
33rd parallel north ⓘ
36th parallel north ⓘ
airspaceRestricted northern Iraq ⓘ
southern Iraq ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement ⓘ
surface form: Iraq no-fly zones

Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement ⓘ
surface form: Iraqi no-fly zones
casusBelli Iraqi repression of Kurdish uprisings ⓘ
Iraqi repression of Shiite uprisings ⓘ
commandedBy U.S. Central Command ⓘ
surface form: United States Central Command
conflictType airspace control operation ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endTime 2003 ⓘ
followedBy 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ
hasPart Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Operation Deny Flight over Iraq

Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Operation Northern Watch

Operation Provide Comfort ⓘ
Operation Provide Comfort ⓘ
surface form: Operation Provide Comfort II

Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Operation Southern Watch
legalBasisClaimed UN Security Council Resolution 687 ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Security Council Resolution 687

United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 ⓘ
location Iraq ⓘ
objective contain Saddam Hussein’s regime ⓘ
limit Iraqi military use of airpower ⓘ
protect Kurdish population in northern Iraq ⓘ
protect Shiite population in southern Iraq ⓘ
opposedBy Iraq ⓘ
Saddam Hussein ⓘ
surface form: Saddam Hussein regime
partOf Iraq sanctions regime ⓘ
post–Gulf War containment of Iraq ⓘ
precededBy Gulf War ⓘ
result creation of de facto autonomous Kurdish region ⓘ
degradation of Iraqi air defense network ⓘ
ongoing low-intensity conflict between Iraq and coalition aircraft ⓘ
reduction of Iraqi regime control over Kurdish north ⓘ
rulesOfEngagement authorize coalition aircraft to engage Iraqi air defenses ⓘ
prohibit Iraqi fixed-wing aircraft in designated zones ⓘ
startTime 1991 ⓘ
timePeriod 1990s ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ
usedCapability AWACS surveillance aircraft ⓘ
aerial refueling tankers ⓘ
cruise missiles ⓘ
electronic warfare aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement → alsoKnownAs → Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraq no-fly zones
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement → alsoKnownAs → Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraqi no-fly zones
Gulf War → followedBy → Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement ⓘ
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement → hasPart → Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Northern Watch
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement → hasPart → Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Southern Watch
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement → hasPart → Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Deny Flight over Iraq