Libya bombing (1986)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aircraftCarrier gptkb:USS_America_(CV-66)
gptkb:USS_Coral_Sea_(CV-43)
gptkb:USS_Saratoga_(CV-60)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_El_Dorado_Canyon
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:casualties 2 US airmen killed
at least 60 Libyans killed
gptkbp:cause retaliation for 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Admiral_William_J._Crowe
gptkb:General_Bernard_Rogers
gptkb:General_Charles_Gabriel
gptkb:General_Charles_L._Donnelly_Jr.
gptkb:General_George_B._Crist
gptkb:General_James_A._Abrahamson
gptkb:General_James_D._Watkins
gptkb:General_John_L._Piotrowski
gptkb:General_John_T._Chain_Jr.
gptkb:General_John_W._Foss
gptkb:General_Paul_X._Kelley
gptkb:General_Robert_D._Russ
gptkb:General_William_E._Odom
gptkb:General_William_H._Turner
gptkb:General_John_A._Wickham_Jr.
gptkb:General_John_R._Galvin
gptkb:General_John_W._Vessey_Jr.
gptkbp:date April 15, 1986
gptkbp:followedBy further US-Libya confrontations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Libya bombing (1986)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1986_Berlin_discotheque_bombing
gptkbp:result international condemnation
Libya claimed civilian casualties
US claimed success
increased tensions between US and Libya
strained US-European relations
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:EA-6B_Prowler
gptkb:EF-111_Raven
gptkb:C-141_Starlifter
gptkb:C-5_Galaxy
gptkb:E-2_Hawkeye
gptkb:A-6_Intruder
gptkb:A-7_Corsair_II
gptkb:KC-10_Extender
B-52 Stratofortress
C-130 Hercules
F-111 Aardvark
F-14 Tomcat
F-15 Eagle
F-4 Phantom II
F/A-18 Hornet
KC-135 Stratotanker
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Albania
gptkb:Andorra
gptkb:Armenia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Azerbaijan
gptkb:Belarus
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Croatia
gptkb:Cyprus
gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Latvia
gptkb:Liechtenstein
gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkb:Malta
gptkb:Moldova
gptkb:Monaco
gptkb:Montenegro
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:North_Macedonia
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:San_Marino
gptkb:Serbia
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkb:Slovenia
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkbp:target gptkb:Libyan_government
military installations
residence of Muammar Gaddafi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4