Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement

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Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement was a post–Gulf War military operation in which coalition forces, led by the United States and its allies, patrolled and restricted Iraqi airspace to protect Kurdish and Shiite populations and contain Saddam Hussein’s regime.

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Generate an image of Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement (Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement was a post–Gulf War military operation in which coalition forces, led by the United States and its allies, patrolled and restricted Iraqi airspace to protect Kurdish and Shiite populations and contain Saddam Hussein’s regime.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation ⓘ
post–Gulf War operation ⓘ
airspaceBoundary 32nd parallel north ⓘ
33rd parallel north ⓘ
36th parallel north ⓘ
airspaceRestricted northern Iraq ⓘ
southern Iraq ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Iraq no-fly zones ⓘ
Iraqi no-fly zones ⓘ
casusBelli Iraqi repression of Kurdish uprisings ⓘ
Iraqi repression of Shiite uprisings ⓘ
commandedBy United States Central Command ⓘ
conflictType airspace control operation ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
endTime 2003 ⓘ
followedBy 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ
hasPart Operation Deny Flight over Iraq ⓘ
Operation Northern Watch ⓘ
Operation Provide Comfort ⓘ
Operation Provide Comfort II ⓘ
Operation Southern Watch ⓘ
legalBasisClaimed United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 ⓘ
location Iraq ⓘ
objective contain Saddam Hussein’s regime ⓘ
limit Iraqi military use of airpower ⓘ
protect Kurdish population in northern Iraq ⓘ
protect Shiite population in southern Iraq ⓘ
opposedBy Iraq ⓘ
Saddam Hussein regime ⓘ
linked to: Saddam Hussein
partOf Iraq sanctions regime ⓘ
post–Gulf War containment of Iraq ⓘ
precededBy Gulf War ⓘ
result creation of de facto autonomous Kurdish region ⓘ
degradation of Iraqi air defense network ⓘ
ongoing low-intensity conflict between Iraq and coalition aircraft ⓘ
reduction of Iraqi regime control over Kurdish north ⓘ
rulesOfEngagement authorize coalition aircraft to engage Iraqi air defenses ⓘ
prohibit Iraqi fixed-wing aircraft in designated zones ⓘ
startTime 1991 ⓘ
timePeriod 1990s ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ
usedCapability AWACS surveillance aircraft ⓘ
aerial refueling tankers ⓘ
cruise missiles ⓘ
electronic warfare aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ

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Gulf War → followedBy → Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement ⓘ
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement → hasPart → Operation Northern Watch ⓘ
linked to: Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement → hasPart → Operation Southern Watch ⓘ
linked to: Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement → hasPart → Operation Deny Flight over Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement → alsoKnownAs → Iraq no-fly zones ⓘ
linked to: Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement
Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement → alsoKnownAs → Iraqi no-fly zones ⓘ
linked to: Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement
Operation Northern Watch → partOf → Iraqi no-fly zones ⓘ
linked to: Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement
Operation Southern Watch → partOf → Iraqi no-fly zones ⓘ
linked to: Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement