U.S. , French and British aircraft have safeguarded the Iraqi Kurdish population against aggression from Baghdad since shortly after the Gulf War in 1991 .
<response> <location>U.S.</location> , <misc>French</misc> and <misc>British</misc> aircraft have safeguarded the <misc>Iraqi Kurdish</misc> population against aggression from <location>Baghdad</location> since shortly after the <misc>Gulf War</misc> in 1991 . </response>