Secret War in Laos

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Cold War conflict covert military operation proxy war

Secret War in Laos refers to the covert U.S.-backed military campaign and proxy conflict in Laos during the Vietnam War era, involving the CIA, Hmong forces, and the Royal Lao Government against communist Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Secret War in Laos canonical 4
CIA war in Laos 1
Laos Secret War 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War conflict ⓘ
covert military operation ⓘ
proxy war ⓘ
aimedAt containing communism in Southeast Asia ⓘ
interdicting the Ho Chi Minh Trail ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Secret War in Laos ⓘ
surface form: CIA war in Laos

Secret War in Laos ⓘ
surface form: Laotian Secret War
characterizedBy CIA paramilitary operations ⓘ
deniability by the United States government ⓘ
extensive aerial bombardment ⓘ
reliance on ethnic minority forces ⓘ
commandedBy Royal Lao Army ⓘ
surface form: Royal Lao Government military leadership

Vang Pao ⓘ
conflictIn Laos ⓘ
coordinatedBy Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
endTime 1973 ⓘ
hasParticipant Air America ⓘ
Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Hmong forces ⓘ
Lao people ⓘ
surface form: Laotian hill tribes

Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form: North Vietnam

Pathet Lao ⓘ
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
Royal Lao Army ⓘ
Royal Lao Government ⓘ
Thai security forces ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
opposedBy Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form: North Vietnam

Pathet Lao ⓘ
China ⓘ
surface form: People's Republic of China

Soviet Union ⓘ
partOf Vietnam War ⓘ
relatedTo Ho Chi Minh Trail (logistical network named after him) ⓘ
surface form: Ho Chi Minh Trail

Laotian Civil War ⓘ
Operation Barrel Roll ⓘ
Operation Menu ⓘ
Operation Steel Tiger ⓘ
resultsIn 1975 communist takeover of Laos ⓘ
heavy casualties among Hmong population ⓘ
large-scale unexploded ordnance contamination in Laos ⓘ
mass displacement of civilians ⓘ
strengthening of Pathet Lao ⓘ
startTime 1964 ⓘ
supportedBy Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
timePeriod Cold War ⓘ
uses Hmong forces ⓘ
surface form: Hmong guerrilla forces

U.S. air power ⓘ
covert logistics operations ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Laotian Civil War → alsoKnownAs → Secret War in Laos ⓘ
Hmong American → notableHistoricalContext → Secret War in Laos ⓘ
Hmong forces → conflict → Secret War in Laos ⓘ
Secret War → knownAs → Secret War in Laos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Laos Secret War
Secret War in Laos → alsoKnownAs → Secret War in Laos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Laotian Secret War
Secret War in Laos → alsoKnownAs → Secret War in Laos ⓘ
this entity surface form: CIA war in Laos
Air America → notableInvolvement → Secret War in Laos ⓘ