Gulf War (Iraq)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:war
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs First Gulf War
Operation Desert Storm
Persian Gulf War
gptkbp:casualties Coalition military: ~292 killed
Iraqi military: ~25,000–50,000 killed
Kuwaiti civilians: ~1,000 killed
gptkbp:cause Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:France
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Kuwait
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
Coalition forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colin_Powell
gptkb:Norman_Schwarzkopf
Saddam Hussein
gptkbp:endDate 1991-02-28
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Iraq_War_(2003)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gulf War (Iraq)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Kuwait
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:mainEvent Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:CNN
gptkbp:notableFor environmental damage (oil fires)
live television coverage
extensive use of air power
use of precision-guided munitions
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:John_Major
gptkb:General_Colin_Powell
gptkb:General_H._Norman_Schwarzkopf
gptkb:François_Mitterrand
gptkb:King_Fahd_of_Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:partOf Iraq–Kuwait relations
Post–Cold War conflicts
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Kuwaiti_oil_fires
gptkb:Basra_Road_retreat
Bombing of Baghdad
Highway of Death
Iraqi Scud missile attacks
gptkbp:result Coalition victory
Liberation of Kuwait
gptkbp:significantWeapon gptkb:Patriot_missile
gptkb:SCUD_missile
Stealth aircraft
gptkbp:startDate 1990-08-02
gptkbp:UNResolution UN Security Council Resolution 678
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chieftain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5