Operation Desert Storm

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combat operation military operation

Operation Desert Storm was the 1991 U.S.-led combat phase of the Gulf War that used a massive air campaign followed by a swift ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	combat operation → military operation →
authorizedBy	United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 →
casualtiesCoalitionMilitaryKilled	approximately 300 →
casualtiesIraqiMilitaryKilled	tens of thousands →
commandedBy	Colin Powell → H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. →
followedBy	Iraqi uprising of 1991 → Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait →
hasAlternativeName	1991 Gulf War air and ground campaign → First Gulf War combat phase →
hasBelligerent	France → Iraq → Kuwait → Saudi Arabia → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States →
hasCampaignName	100-hour ground war → Gulf War air campaign →
hasConflictType	interstate war →
hasEndDate	1991-02-28 →
hasMajorPhase	air campaign → ground offensive →
hasObjective	expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait → liberation of Kuwait →
hasOpposingSide	Iraqi Armed Forces → US-led coalition forces →
hasPrimaryLeader	George H. W. Bush →
hasStartDate	1991-01-17 →
hasTheater	Iraq → Kuwait → Persian Gulf region →
involvedUnit	Royal Air Force → Saudi Arabian Armed Forces → US Central Command → VII Corps (United States) → XVIII Airborne Corps (United States) →
partOf	Gulf War →
precededBy	Operation Desert Shield →
result	coalition victory → liberation of Kuwait →
tookPlaceInYear	1991 →
triggeredBy	Iraqi invasion of Kuwait →
usedTechnology	precision-guided munitions → satellite reconnaissance → stealth aircraft →
usedWarfareType	aerial bombardment → armored warfare → naval operations →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Battalion, 1st Marines → 1st Battalion, 7th Marines → 1st Tank Battalion → 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines → 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines → 2nd Ranger Battalion → 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines →	notableEngagement
11th Marine Regiment → 1st Marine Logistics Group → 2nd Marine Division → I MEF → No. 2 Squadron RAF → United States Seventh Fleet →	notableOperation
1st Reconnaissance Battalion → 3rd Infantry Division → Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. →	conflict
Bahrain Defence Force → Saudi Armed Forces →	engagedIn
3rd Ranger Battalion → XVIII Airborne Corps →	engagement
Kuwait Air Force → Royal Saudi Air Force →	participatedIn
Operation Desert Shield → Operation Desert Shield ("Operation Desert Sabre") →	relatedOperation
National Defense Reserve Fleet → United States Ready Reserve Force →	usedIn
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) →	conflictParticipated
Night Stalkers →	conflictParticipatedIn
160th SOAR →	conflictParticipation
Operation Desert Shield →	followedBy
Operation Desert Storm ("First Gulf War combat phase") →	hasAlternativeName
Civil Reserve Air Fleet →	notableActivation
1st Marine Regiment →	notableBattle
Operation Granby ("Iraqi invasion of Kuwait") →	precededBy
UN Security Council Resolution 678 →	providedLegalBasisFor
USS Wisconsin →	servedInConflict
Madrid Conference of 1991 →	tookPlaceAfter
Desert Camouflage Uniform →	usedInConflict
Marine expeditionary force →	usedInOperation