Shia uprising of 1991

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf uprising
gptkbp:aftermath increased_repression_of_Shia_population
gptkbp:causedBy discontent_with_Saddam_Hussein's_regime
gptkbp:characterizedBy violent clashes
gptkbp:consequences displacement_of_Shia_populations
gptkbp:date 1991
gptkbp:duration approximately one month
gptkbp:established gptkb:Shia_Muslims
gptkbp:governs military crackdown
gptkbp:hasWebsite tanks
airstrikes
artillery
helicopters
small arms
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-Gulf_War_Iraq
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shia uprising of 1991
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Iranian_Revolution
gptkbp:internationalClassification limited intervention
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Iraqi_Shia_militias
guerrilla warfare
demonstrations
protests
strikes
propaganda
blockades
intimidation
sabotage
sit-ins
sieges
raids
mass mobilization
occupations
hunger strikes
civil disobedience
ambushes
barricades
retaliatory attacks
gptkbp:ledTo establishment of no-fly zones
gptkbp:legacy ongoing_sectarian_conflict_in_Iraq
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:mediaCoverage limited coverage
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Mohammed_Baqir_al-Sadr
Muqtada al-Sadr
gptkbp:outcome mass casualties
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Kurdish_uprising_of_1991
gptkbp:result suppression_by_Iraqi_government
gptkbp:significance demonstrated_sectarian_tensions_in_Iraq
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:triggerType Gulf_War_ceasefire