Operation Desert Storm
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Desert Storm canonical | 114 |
| 1991 Gulf War | 2 |
| First Gulf War combat phase | 1 |
| Iraqi invasion of Kuwait | 1 |
| Operation Desert Sabre | 1 |
| Operation Desert Storm (through predecessor commands and early ACC forces) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T561061 — 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: Operation Desert Storm Context triple: [11th Marine Regiment, notableOperation, Operation Desert Storm]
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A.
Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Shield was the large-scale U.S.-led military buildup and defensive deployment to Saudi Arabia in 1990 that preceded and set the stage for the combat phase of the Gulf War.
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B.
Gulf 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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C.
Operation Desert Fox
Operation Desert Fox was a four-day U.S.- and U.K.-led bombing campaign against Iraq in December 1998 aimed at pressuring Saddam Hussein’s regime over weapons inspections and compliance with UN resolutions.
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D.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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E.
Operation Telic
Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
- 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: Operation Desert Storm Target entity description: 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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A.
Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Shield was the large-scale U.S.-led military buildup and defensive deployment to Saudi Arabia in 1990 that preceded and set the stage for the combat phase of the Gulf War.
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B.
Gulf 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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C.
Operation Desert Fox
Operation Desert Fox was a four-day U.S.- and U.K.-led bombing campaign against Iraq in December 1998 aimed at pressuring Saddam Hussein’s regime over weapons inspections and compliance with UN resolutions.
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D.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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E.
Operation Telic
Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
combat operation
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
UN Security Council Resolution 678
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Security Council Resolution 678
|
| casualtiesCoalitionMilitaryKilled | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| casualtiesIraqiMilitaryKilled | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
ⓘ
surface form:
Colin Powell
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
|
| followedBy |
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi uprising of 1991
Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
1991 Gulf War air and ground campaign
ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
surface form:
First Gulf War combat phase
|
| hasBelligerent |
France
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCampaignName |
100-hour ground war
ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
surface form:
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 Security Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Armed Forces
US-led coalition forces ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLeader | George H. W. Bush ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1991-01-17 ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
Iraq
ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Gulf region
|
| involvedUnit |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Saudi Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
U.S. Central Command ⓘ
surface form:
US Central Command
VII Corps ⓘ
surface form:
VII Corps (United States)
XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
surface form:
XVIII Airborne Corps (United States)
|
| partOf | Gulf War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Desert Shield ⓘ |
| result |
coalition victory
ⓘ
liberation of Kuwait ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
Gulf War
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
|
| usedTechnology |
precision-guided munitions
ⓘ
satellite reconnaissance ⓘ stealth aircraft ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
aerial bombardment
ⓘ
armored warfare ⓘ naval operations ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Operation Desert Storm Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (120)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
XVIII Airborne Corps
subject surface form:
101st Airborne Division
subject surface form:
7th Infantry Division
this entity surface form:
1991 Gulf War
this entity surface form:
1991 Gulf War
subject surface form:
Anthony Zinni