UN Security Council Resolution 665
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UN Security Council Resolution 665 is a 1990 United Nations measure that authorized a naval blockade and the use of force to enforce sanctions against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UN Security Council Resolution 665 canonical | 5 |
| S/RES/665(1990) | 1 |
| United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3230545 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 665 Context triple: [UN Security Council Resolution 686, reaffirms, UN Security Council Resolution 665]
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 664
UN Security Council Resolution 664 is a 1990 United Nations measure adopted in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, demanding that Iraq permit and facilitate the safe departure of foreign nationals from the occupied country.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 661
UN Security Council Resolution 661 was a 1990 measure that imposed comprehensive economic sanctions on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 662
UN Security Council Resolution 662 is a 1990 measure by the UN Security Council that declared Iraq’s attempted annexation of Kuwait null and void during the Gulf crisis.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 686
UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 665 Target entity description: UN Security Council Resolution 665 is a 1990 United Nations measure that authorized a naval blockade and the use of force to enforce sanctions against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 664
UN Security Council Resolution 664 is a 1990 United Nations measure adopted in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, demanding that Iraq permit and facilitate the safe departure of foreign nationals from the occupied country.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 661
UN Security Council Resolution 661 was a 1990 measure that imposed comprehensive economic sanctions on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 662
UN Security Council Resolution 662 is a 1990 measure by the UN Security Council that declared Iraq’s attempted annexation of Kuwait null and void during the Gulf crisis.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 686
UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN document
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United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ |
| abstainingMember |
Cuba
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Yemen ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1990-08-25 ⓘ |
| authorizedAction |
inspection of maritime cargo bound to or from Iraq
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maritime interception of shipping to and from Iraq ⓘ naval blockade of Iraq ⓘ seizure of goods in violation of sanctions on Iraq ⓘ use of force to enforce sanctions against Iraq ⓘ |
| callsOn |
Member States cooperating with the Government of Kuwait
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States deploying maritime forces to the region ⓘ |
| chapterOfUNCharterInvoked | Chapter VII ⓘ |
| code |
UN Security Council Resolution 665
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
S/RES/665(1990)
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| concernedCountry | Kuwait ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
1990–1991 Gulf crisis
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Gulf War ⓘ |
| followsOnFrom | UN Security Council Resolution 661 ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
UN Charter Chapter VII
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surface form:
United Nations Charter Chapter VII
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| meetingNumber | 2938 ⓘ |
| organizationJurisdiction | United Nations ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption | New York City ⓘ |
| purpose |
to compel Iraq to comply with previous Security Council resolutions
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to enforce economic sanctions imposed on Iraq ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
UN Security Council Resolution 660
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UN Security Council Resolution 661 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 662 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 664 ⓘ |
| requires | reporting to the Security Council on actions taken under the resolution ⓘ |
| resultedIn | multinational naval interdiction force in the Gulf region ⓘ |
| subject |
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
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Iraq–Kuwait situation ⓘ enforcement of sanctions against Iraq ⓘ maritime interdiction ⓘ |
| targetCountry | Iraq ⓘ |
| typeOfSanctionsEnforcement |
maritime blockade
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naval interdiction ⓘ |
| votingOutcome | adopted ⓘ |
| votingResultAbstentions | 2 ⓘ |
| votingResultAgainst | 0 ⓘ |
| votingResultFor | 13 ⓘ |
| year | 1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UN Security Council Resolution 665 Description of subject: UN Security Council Resolution 665 is a 1990 United Nations measure that authorized a naval blockade and the use of force to enforce sanctions against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
UN Security Council Resolution 665
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code
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UN Security Council Resolution 665
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
S/RES/665(1990)