Operation Provide Comfort
E61444
Operation Provide Comfort was a post–Gulf War multinational humanitarian and military mission led by the United States and its allies to protect Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq from Saddam Hussein’s forces.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humanitarian operation
→
military operation → |
| beneficiary |
Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq
→
Kurdish refugees → |
| commandedBy |
United States European Command
→
|
| conflictType |
post–Gulf War operation
→
|
| country |
United States
→
|
| established |
no-fly zone over northern Iraq
→
|
| follows |
Gulf War
→
|
| hasHumanitarianAspect |
airdrop of food and supplies
→
construction of refugee camps → medical assistance to refugees → |
| hasPart |
Operation Provide Comfort I
→
Operation Provide Comfort II → Operation Provide Comfort III → |
| ledBy |
United States
→
|
| legalBasis |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688
→
|
| location |
Iraqi Kurdistan
→
Iraq–Turkey border → Turkey → northern Iraq → |
| objective |
deter Iraqi military operations against Kurds
→
enforce a security zone in northern Iraq → protect Kurdish refugees from Iraqi government forces → provide humanitarian relief to Kurdish refugees → |
| opponent |
Iraq
→
Saddam Hussein’s regime → |
| participant |
France
→
Germany → Italy → Kuwait → Netherlands → Saudi Arabia → Spain → Turkey → United Kingdom → United States → |
| partOf |
aftermath of the Gulf War
→
|
| replacedBy |
Operation Northern Watch
→
|
| result |
creation of a de facto safe haven in northern Iraq
→
reduction of refugee flows into Turkey → |
| startTime |
1991-04
→
|
| timePeriod |
early 1990s
→
|
| usedMilitaryAsset |
coalition air forces
→
coalition ground forces → helicopter units → transport aircraft → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement
→
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement ("Operation Provide Comfort II") → Operation Provide Comfort ("Operation Provide Comfort I") → Operation Provide Comfort ("Operation Provide Comfort II") → Operation Provide Comfort ("Operation Provide Comfort III") → |
hasPart |