nˈaɪn fɹˈɛntʃ sˈoʊldʒɚz wɜː kˈɪld dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ tˈuː bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə kˈɑːnflɪkt ænd fˈaɪv ˈæftɚwɚdz: ɐ sˈoʊldʒɚ wʌz kˈɪld ɪn ɐ kˈɑːɹ ˈæksɪdənt ɪn sˈaʊdi ɚɹˈeɪbiə ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ænd ɐ pˈaɪlət wˈʌn mˈʌnθ lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪnðə kɹˈæʃ lˈændɪŋ ʌv hɪz mɚɹˈɑːʒ ˈɛf wˈʌn, æt ðə tˈaɪm əvɚ ɹᵻkˈɑːnɪsəns mˈɪʃən ɪn sˈaʊdi ɚɹˈeɪbiə.
Nine French soldiers were killed during the operation, including two before the beginning of the conflict and five afterwards: a soldier was killed in a car accident in Saudi Arabia in November 1990, and a pilot one month later in the crash landing of his Mirage F1, at the time of a reconnaissance mission in Saudi Arabia.