Operation Grapple in the Balkans

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Operation Grapple in the Balkans was a British-led NATO peacekeeping and stabilization mission during the Yugoslav Wars, primarily involving deployments to Bosnia and Herzegovina and later Kosovo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Armed Forces operation
military operation
peacekeeping mission
belligerent British Armed Forces NERFINISHED
branchInvolved British Army NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
componentOf Implementation Force NERFINISHED
Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
United Nations Protection Force NERFINISHED
conflict Yugoslav Wars NERFINISHED
countryInvolved United Kingdom
endTime late 1990s
forceType multinational force
historicalPeriod post–Cold War era
leadNation United Kingdom NERFINISHED
location Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
Former Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
Kosovo NERFINISHED
mandateSource United Nations Security Council resolutions NERFINISHED
notableFor major British ground deployment in Europe after the Cold War
objective implementation of peace agreements
peacekeeping
protection of civilians
stabilization
support of humanitarian aid
organizationInvolved North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED
United Nations NERFINISHED
partOf NATO peacekeeping efforts in the Yugoslav Wars
relatedTo Dayton Peace Agreement NERFINISHED
NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
NATO intervention in Kosovo
result contribution to security environment in Kosovo
contribution to stabilization of Bosnia and Herzegovina
roleOfUnitedKingdom framework nation for certain sectors in Bosnia
startTime 1992
successor Operation Agricola NERFINISHED
Operation Palatine NERFINISHED
task escort of humanitarian convoys
patrolling and area security
supervision of heavy weapons exclusion zones
support to international organizations and NGOs
theater Balkans NERFINISHED
typeOfEngagement monitoring of ceasefires
peace enforcement

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United Kingdom military operations in Europe hasNotableOperation Operation Grapple in the Balkans