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Safwan Airfield standoff
Part of the Gulf War (aftermath)
Date
March 1, 1991
Location
Safwan Airfield, southern Iraq
Belligerents
United States
Ba'athist Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai
Casualties and losses
None
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Gulf War
Invasion of Kuwait
Kuwaiti Bridges
Dasman Palace
Failaka
British Airways Flight 149
Coalition intervention
Khafji
Wadi al-Batin
Naval operations
Ad-Dawrah
Qurah
Maradim
Bubiyan
Air campaign
Air to Air combat
Dhahran & Riyadh
"Package Q" Air Strike
Ras Tanura
Samurra
Amiriyah
Liberation of Kuwait
Order of battle
73 Easting
Al Busayyah
Phase Line Bullet
Medina Ridge
Highway of Death
Jalibah
Norfolk
Kuwait International Airport
Post-ceasefire
Rumaila
Safwan
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United States
Ba'athist Iraq