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OperationSouthernWatch

1992–2003

Operation Southern Watch, a 1992–2003 special operation involving the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Saudi Arabia, enforced the no-fly zone over southern Iraq.

OUTCOME
STALEMATE
Era
1992–2003
SIDES
0
⚔ CONFLICT SPECIAL OPERATION

OperationSouthernWatch

(until 1998)
VS
Iraq
Start: 27.08.1992 End: 19.03.2003 Duration: 10 years 6 months 26 days Participants: 0 countries Weapons: 2 systems
01 / Overview
Operation Southern Watch
Date
1992–2003
Type
special operation
Duration
10 years 6 months 26 days
Weapon System
Outcome
stalemate
02 / Weapons & Equipment · 2 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
Russia
1 %50
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Vympel
1 %50
Raytheon
1 %50
Total 2 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 8 years all equipment
Weapons & Equipment2systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

03 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
⚖Stalemate
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature