1986 United States bombing of Libya

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1986_United_States_bombing_of_Libya
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_El_Dorado_Canyon
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:bombedLocation gptkb:Tripoli
gptkb:Benghazi
gptkb:Bab_al-Azizia_compound
gptkbp:casualties Libyan: estimated 40-100 killed
US: 1 F-111 lost, 2 crew killed
gptkbp:cause retaliation for 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Muammar_Gaddafi
gptkbp:date April 15, 1986
gptkbp:followedBy deterioration of US-Libya relations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1986 United States bombing of Libya
gptkbp:internationalResponse condemnation by Arab League
condemnation by Soviet Union
mixed response from European allies
gptkbp:legalStatus controversial under international law
gptkbp:location gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent Gaddafi's adopted daughter killed
Gaddafi's residence bombed
gptkbp:objective destroy Libyan military targets
deter Libyan state-sponsored terrorism
gptkbp:participatingForces gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Libyan_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Libya–United_States_relations
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1986_Berlin_discotheque_bombing
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkb:Muammar_Gaddafi
US foreign policy
state-sponsored terrorism
gptkbp:result increased tensions between US and Libya
Libyan military and civilian casualties
damage to Libyan infrastructure
gptkbp:target gptkb:Libyan_government
gptkb:Muammar_Gaddafi
gptkbp:UNResolution gptkb:Resolution_123_(condemnation_attempt,_vetoed_by_US,_UK,_France)
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:EF-111_Raven
gptkb:A-6_Intruder
gptkb:A-7_Corsair_II
F-111 Aardvark
F/A-18 Hornet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Libya–United_States_relations
gptkb:Operation_Mighty_Oak
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7