Gulf War

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20th-century conflict United States military operation international armed conflict war

The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 conflict in which a U.S.-led coalition expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait using a brief but intense air and ground campaign.

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Label Occurrences
Gulf War canonical 661
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait 18
Operation Desert Storm 11

Statements (97)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 20th-century conflict ⓘ
United States military operation ⓘ
international armed conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
airCampaignStartDate 1991-01-17 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gulf War ⓘ
surface form: 1990–1991 Gulf War

Gulf War ⓘ
surface form: First Gulf War

Gulf War ⓘ
surface form: Operation Desert Storm

Gulf War ⓘ
surface form: Persian Gulf War
belligerent Argentina ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Bahrain ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
France ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Oman ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Qatar ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form: Soviet Union (diplomatic support for coalition)

Spain ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
cause Gulf War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
characteristic extensive media coverage ⓘ
extensive use of precision-guided munitions ⓘ
large-scale air superiority operations ⓘ
use of stealth aircraft ⓘ
civilianCasualtiesEstimate thousands ⓘ
coalitionLeader François Mitterrand ⓘ
George H. W. Bush ⓘ
John Major ⓘ
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
coalitionMilitaryCasualtiesEstimate around 300 killed ⓘ
coalitionObjective expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait ⓘ
protect Saudi Arabia ⓘ
restore Kuwaiti government ⓘ
commandedBy Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff) ⓘ
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. ⓘ
surface form: H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
conflictType interstate war ⓘ
economicImpact damage to Kuwaiti oil infrastructure ⓘ
endDate 1991-02-28 ⓘ
environmentalImpact large oil spills in the Persian Gulf ⓘ
smoke from burning oil wells ⓘ
followedBy 1991 Iraqi uprisings ⓘ
2003 invasion of Iraq (Second Gulf War) ⓘ
Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s ⓘ
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement ⓘ
groundCampaignDuration 100 hours ⓘ
groundCampaignStartDate 1991-02-24 ⓘ
IraqiAction burning Kuwaiti oil wells ⓘ
launching missiles at Israel ⓘ
taking foreign hostages ⓘ
IraqiLeader Saddam Hussein ⓘ
IraqiMilitaryCasualtiesEstimate tens of thousands ⓘ
IraqiWeaponUsed Scud missiles ⓘ
land mines ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations Security Council ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Security Council resolutions
location Iraq ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Persian Gulf ⓘ
surface form: Persian Gulf region

Saudi Arabia ⓘ
mediaOutlet CNN ⓘ
militaryOperation Operation Desert Shield ⓘ
Gulf War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Operation Desert Storm
notableTechnology 24-hour television news coverage ⓘ
GPS-guided navigation ⓘ
satellite reconnaissance ⓘ
opponent Iraq ⓘ
partOf Middle East conflicts ⓘ
post–Cold War era ⓘ
phase air campaign ⓘ
ground campaign ⓘ
precededBy Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
primaryTheater Kuwait ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
surface form: southern Iraq
result Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait ⓘ
ceasefire under UN terms ⓘ
coalition victory ⓘ
liberation of Kuwait ⓘ
significance demonstrated U.S. military technological superiority ⓘ
first major post–Cold War conflict ⓘ
reasserted UN collective security mechanisms ⓘ
startDate 1990-08-02 ⓘ
startEvent Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 1990-08-02 ⓘ
UNResolution UN Security Council Resolution 660 ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 678 ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 687 ⓘ
weaponUsed M1 Abrams tanks ⓘ
coalition air power ⓘ
cruise missiles ⓘ

Referenced by (728)

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United States Army Signal Corps → conflictInvolved → Gulf War ⓘ
United States Army → engagedIn → Gulf War ⓘ
United States Navy → notableConflict → Gulf War ⓘ
Royal Air Force → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
United States Army Rangers → notableEngagement → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm
British Army → engagedIn → Gulf War ⓘ
United States Marine Corps → engagedIn → Gulf War ⓘ
1st Marine Division (United States) → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
1st Marine Division (United States) → notableBattle → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm
USASC → conflictInvolved → Gulf War ⓘ
Gulf War → alsoKnownAs → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Gulf War
Gulf War → alsoKnownAs → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persian Gulf War
Gulf War → alsoKnownAs → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1990–1991 Gulf War
Gulf War → alsoKnownAs → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm
Gulf War → cause → Gulf War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Gulf War → militaryOperation → Gulf War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm
French Air Force → participatedIn → Gulf War ⓘ
Silver Star → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
United States Armed Forces → engagedIn → Gulf War ⓘ
Royal Armoured Corps → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
Patriot missile system → notableConflict → Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War → relatedTo → Gulf War ⓘ
Blue Diamond → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
subject surface form: 1st Marine Division
Blue Diamond → notableBattle → Gulf War ⓘ
subject surface form: 1st Marine Division
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm
Tomahawk cruise missile → usedInConflict → Gulf War ⓘ
Egyptian Armed Forces → participatedIn → Gulf War ⓘ
U.S. 101st Airborne Division → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
U.S. 101st Airborne Division → theater → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Middle East theater during Gulf War
The Old Breed → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
The Old Breed → notableBattle → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm
Navy Unit Commendation → conflictUsage → Gulf War ⓘ
Royal Regiment of Artillery → engagement → Gulf War ⓘ
Warrior infantry fighting vehicle → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
SA80 assault rifle → usedInConflict → Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
AMRAAM air-to-air missile → usedIn → Gulf War ⓘ
subject surface form: AMRAAM
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm (late stages / post-war deployments)
Andersen Air Force Base → usedDuring → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm
French Army → engagedIn → Gulf War ⓘ
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Gulf War ⓘ
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → conflictParticipated → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm
Royal Army Medical Corps → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
British Armed Forces → conflictParticipation → Gulf War ⓘ
Military history of the United Kingdom → significantEvent → Gulf War ⓘ
Special Air Service → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
United States Navy Reserve → conflictInvolvement → Gulf War ⓘ
Royal Engineers → engagement → Gulf War ⓘ
I Marine Expeditionary Force → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
I Marine Expeditionary Force → conflict → Gulf War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Desert Storm
Saddam Hussein → knownFor → Gulf War ⓘ