Gulf War
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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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century conflict
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United States military operation ⓘ international armed conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| airCampaignStartDate | 1991-01-17 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gulf War
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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
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| belligerent |
Argentina
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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
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surface form:
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
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| characteristic |
extensive media coverage
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extensive use of precision-guided munitions ⓘ large-scale air superiority operations ⓘ use of stealth aircraft ⓘ |
| civilianCasualtiesEstimate | thousands ⓘ |
| coalitionLeader |
François Mitterrand
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George H. W. Bush ⓘ John Major ⓘ King Fahd of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| coalitionMilitaryCasualtiesEstimate | around 300 killed ⓘ |
| coalitionObjective |
expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait
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protect Saudi Arabia ⓘ restore Kuwaiti government ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
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Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
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| conflictType | interstate war ⓘ |
| economicImpact | damage to Kuwaiti oil infrastructure ⓘ |
| endDate | 1991-02-28 ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
large oil spills in the Persian Gulf
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smoke from burning oil wells ⓘ |
| followedBy |
1991 Iraqi uprisings
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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
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launching missiles at Israel ⓘ taking foreign hostages ⓘ |
| IraqiLeader | Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| IraqiMilitaryCasualtiesEstimate | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| IraqiWeaponUsed |
Scud missiles
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land mines ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
United Nations Security Council
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surface form:
United Nations Security Council resolutions
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| location |
Iraq
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Kuwait ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Gulf region
Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| mediaOutlet | CNN ⓘ |
| militaryOperation |
Operation Desert Shield
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Gulf War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Desert Storm
|
| notableTechnology |
24-hour television news coverage
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GPS-guided navigation ⓘ satellite reconnaissance ⓘ |
| opponent | Iraq ⓘ |
| partOf |
Middle East conflicts
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post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| phase |
air campaign
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ground campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Kuwait
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Saudi Arabia ⓘ Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
southern Iraq
|
| result |
Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait
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ceasefire under UN terms ⓘ coalition victory ⓘ liberation of Kuwait ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated U.S. military technological superiority
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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
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UN Security Council Resolution 678 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 687 ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
M1 Abrams tanks
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coalition air power ⓘ cruise missiles ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gulf War (1990–1991)
this entity surface form:
Operation Desert Storm
this entity surface form:
Operation Desert Storm
this entity surface form:
1990–1991 Gulf crisis
subject surface form:
M1 Abrams
subject surface form:
Scud missile