Operation Licorne

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Operation Licorne was a French military intervention in Côte d’Ivoire that supported peacekeeping efforts and helped stabilize the country during its civil conflict.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Operation Licorne canonical 1
Operation Épervier 1
Opération Licorne 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French military operation
foreign military intervention
belligerent France
commandStructure under French Ministry of Defence
conflict First Ivorian Civil War
surface form: Ivorian Civil War
conflictType peace enforcement operation
cooperatedWith ECOWAS Monitoring Group
surface form: ECOWAS forces

Ivorian national army (FANCI)
surface form: Ivorian government forces

United Nations
country France
endTime 2015
headquartersLocation Abidjan
languageOfName French
legalBasis United Nations Security Council resolutions
surface form: UN Security Council resolutions on Côte d’Ivoire
location Abidjan
Bouaké
Yamoussoukro
mandateFrom Government of France
surface form: French government
meaningOfName Unicorn
notableEvent French forces destroyed Ivorian Air Force aircraft in 2004
notableYear 2002
2004
2011
objective protect French nationals in Côte d’Ivoire
stabilize Côte d’Ivoire during civil conflict
support implementation of peace agreements in Côte d’Ivoire
support peacekeeping efforts in Côte d’Ivoire
operatedBy French Armed Forces
partOf French military interventions in Africa
reasonForEvent retaliation for attack on French troops in Bouaké in 2004
reducedPresence after 2011
region West Africa
relatedTo Second Ivorian Civil War
result contributed to stabilization of Côte d’Ivoire
supported peace process in Côte d’Ivoire
startTime 2002
status completed
supported UNOCI
United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
theaterOfOperations Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Ivory Coast
troopStrength several thousand soldiers at peak
typeOfSupport logistical support
military support to UN peacekeepers
protection of civilians
security operations
usedEquipment armored vehicles
helicopters
light infantry weapons

Referenced by (3)

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Operation Barkhane precededBy Operation Licorne
this entity surface form: Operation Épervier
Second Ivorian Civil War FrenchOperation Operation Licorne
this entity surface form: Opération Licorne