U.S. bombing of Libya (1986)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._bombing_of_Libya_(1986)

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_El_Dorado_Canyon
gptkbp:approvedBy	gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:bombed	gptkb:Tripoli gptkb:Benghazi gptkb:Bab_al-Azizia_compound
gptkbp:casualtiesLibyan	at least 37 killed
gptkbp:casualtiesUnion	2 airmen killed
gptkbp:cause	retaliation for 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing
gptkbp:condemnedBy	gptkb:Arab_League gptkb:Non-Aligned_Movement gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	April 15, 1986
gptkbp:followedBy	deterioration of US-Libya relations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. bombing of Libya (1986)
gptkbp:involves	gptkb:U.S._Air_Force gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:objective	deter Libyan state-sponsored terrorism destroy Libyan military capabilities kill or injure Muammar Gaddafi
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:France gptkb:Italy gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:1986_Berlin_discotheque_bombing
gptkbp:result	international controversy Gaddafi survived increased anti-American sentiment in Libya
gptkbp:resultedIn	civilian casualties military casualties damage to Libyan infrastructure
gptkbp:shipsInvolved	gptkb:EF-111_Raven gptkb:A-6_Intruder gptkb:A-7_Corsair_II gptkb:KC-10_Extender F-111 Aardvark F/A-18 Hornet KC-135 Stratotanker
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:Israel gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:target	gptkb:Libyan_government gptkb:Muammar_Gaddafi
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Libyan_government_(under_Gaddafi) gptkb:Muammar_Gaddafi_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6