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Battle for Jalibah Airfield

Battle for Jalibah Airfield was a battle fought on 27 February 1991 at Jalibah Southeast Air Base, in what is now Iraq. It was part of the Gulf War, which ran from 1990 to 1991. The recorded result: American victory.

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A destroyed Iraqi T-55 main battle tank stands in the sand at Jalibah Airfield following the liberation of Kuwait by Allied forces during Operation Desert Storm.
A destroyed Iraqi T-55 main battle tank stands in the sand at Jalibah Airfield following the liberation of Kuwait by Allied forces during Operation Desert Storm.. SSgt. J. Otero, US Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 February 1991
WhereJalibah Southeast Air Base, Iraq30.547N, 46.602E
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstIraq
Part ofGulf War1990 to 1991

Where it sits in the Gulf War

Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, 1990Battle of Dasman Palace, 1990Battle of the Bridges, 1990Battle of Failaka, 1990Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim, 1991Battle of Khafji, 1991Battle of Bubiyan, 1991Samurra Air Battle, 1991Battle of Wadi Al-Batin, 1991Battle of 73 Easting, 1991Battle of Al Busayyah, 1991Battle of Phase Line Bullet, 1991Battle of Norfolk, 1991Battle of Medina Ridge, 1991Battle of Kuwait International Airport, 1991Battle for Jalibah Airfield, 1991Safwan Airfield Standoff, 1991Battle of Rumaila, 199119901991Battle for Jalibah Airfield, 1991
18 placed engagements of the Gulf War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 February 1991
PlaceJalibah Southeast Air Base, Iraq
30.547N, 46.602E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and losses2 killed; 9 wounded; (1 wounded by hostile fire); 3 IFVs damaged2,000 casualties; 31–40 tanks destroyed Strength of a Battalion#Tank battalion; 80 AA guns destroyed; 20 aircraft shot down
Battle for Jalibah AirfieldBattle for Jalibah AirfieldBattle of Medina RidgeBattle of Al BusayyahBattle of RumailaBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle of QurnaBattle of Medina RidgeBattle of Al BusayyahBattle of RumailaBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle of QurnaKuwait CityBasraAbadanAn NasiriyahAs SamawahAsh Shatrah100 km30.547N, 46.602E
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Battle for Jalibah Airfield is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870165, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle for Jalibah Airfield, revision 1370430647, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.