Saulat al-Fursan
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Saulat al-Fursan is the Arabic name for Operation Charge of the Knights, a major 2008 Iraqi security offensive primarily targeting militia forces in Basra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saulat al-Fursan canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iraqi security offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Nouri al-Maliki ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Nouri al-Maliki ⓘ |
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| describedAs | major 2008 Iraqi security offensive ⓘ |
| followedBy |
increased Iraqi control over Basra ports
ⓘ
subsequent security operations in southern Iraq ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | صولة الفرسان ⓘ |
| hasContext | struggle between Iraqi central government and militia control in Basra ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Operation Charge of the Knights ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Iraqi 14th Division
ⓘ
Iraqi Special Operations Forces ⓘ |
| hasType |
counterinsurgency operation
ⓘ
urban combat operation ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| location |
Basra
ⓘ
Basra Governorate ⓘ southern Iraq ⓘ |
| mainTarget |
Mahdi Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaysh al-Mahdi
Mahdi Army ⓘ Shiite militias ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Operation Charge of the Knights
ⓘ
surface form:
Charge of the Knights
|
| objective |
improve security in Basra
ⓘ
restore government control in Basra ⓘ weaken militia influence in Basra ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mahdi Army
ⓘ
Iraqi Shia militias ⓘ
surface form:
Shiite militias in Basra
|
| participant |
Iraqi Army
ⓘ
Iraqi Police ⓘ Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi security forces
|
| partOf |
Iraqi government campaign against militias
ⓘ
post-2003 Iraqi security operations ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 2008 ⓘ |
| result |
Iraqi government claimed success
ⓘ
ceasefire with Mahdi Army ⓘ increased Iraqi government presence in Basra ⓘ |
| startTime | 2008-03-25 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Coalition forces
ⓘ
U.S. air support ⓘ U.S. intelligence support ⓘ British forces ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom forces
United States forces ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
April 2008
ⓘ
late March 2008 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | densely populated urban areas of Basra ⓘ |
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