1986 bombing of Libya

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_El_Dorado_Canyon
gptkbp:casualties U.S. military personnel
Libyan military personnel
Libyan civilians
gptkbp:cause retaliation for 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral_William_J._Crowe
gptkb:General_Charles_L._Donnelly_Jr.
gptkbp:date April 15, 1986
gptkbp:duration about 12 minutes
gptkbp:enemyOf bomber
gptkbp:flightNumber over 40
gptkbp:followedBy increased anti-American sentiment in Libya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1986 bombing of Libya
gptkbp:location gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage
gptkbp:navalSupport U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Muammar_Gaddafi
gptkbp:notableVictim Hanna Gaddafi
gptkbp:numberOfSorties approximately 100
gptkbp:objective deter Libyan state-sponsored terrorism
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:order gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1986_Berlin_discotheque_bombing
gptkbp:result international condemnation
increased U.S.-Libya tensions
damage to Libyan military infrastructure
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:target gptkb:Libyan_government
military installations
terrorist training camps
gptkbp:targetedCity gptkb:Benina
gptkb:Tripoli
gptkb:Benghazi
Jamahiriya Barracks
Sidi Bilal
gptkbp:UNResolution UN Security Council Resolution 567
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:EF-111_Raven
gptkb:A-6_Intruder
F-111 Aardvark
F/A-18 Hornet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Libya–United_States_military_confrontations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8