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The Iraqi no-fly zones conflict was a low-level conflict in the two no-fly zones (NFZs) in Iraq that were proclaimed by the United States, United Kingdom, and France after the Gulf War of 1991. The United States stated that the NFZs were intended to protect the ethnic Kurdish minority in northern Iraq and Shiite Muslims in the south. Iraqi ...
Airstrikes during the Iraqi no-fly zones conflict (3 P) Pages in category "Iraqi no-fly zones conflict" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
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Following the 1991 Gulf War, the United States along with other Coalition nations established two no-fly zones in Iraq. [4] US and Coalition officials stated that the northern no-fly zone was intended to prevent attacks against the Kurdish people by the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein, and that the southern no-fly-zone was intended to protect Iraq's Shia population.
Pages in category "Airstrikes during the Iraqi no-fly zones conflict" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
What is a no-fly zone, and why won't the U.S. enact one?
Map of the no-fly zones in Iraq after the Gulf War. Operation Provide Comfort took place in the northern no-fly zone, labeled as "NORTHERN NFZ" on the map An AWACS aircraft operates out of Incirlik Air Base during OPC. On 7 April 1991, Iraq accepted United Nations (UN) ceasefire conditions and resolutions, thereby officially ending the Gulf War.
It’s many years since ISIS, also known as Islamic State, held sway over much of Syria and northern Iraq a time when it spawned affiliates throughout Africa and Asia and organized a series of ...