NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR)

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NATO-led military operation military intervention in the Bosnian War multinational peace enforcement mission

The NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) was a multinational peace enforcement mission deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995–1996 to implement and secure the military aspects of the Dayton Peace Agreement ending the Bosnian War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NATO-led military operation ⓘ military intervention in the Bosnian War ⓘ multinational peace enforcement mission ⓘ
approximateDuration	1 year ⓘ
commandStructure	Allied Command Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
component	air forces ⓘ land forces ⓘ naval forces ⓘ
conflict	Bosnian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
cooperatedWith	International Police Task Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ OSCE NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations civilian agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryInvolved	Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada ⓘ Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States other non-NATO contributing states ⓘ
endDate	1996-12-20 ⓘ
forceType	peace enforcement ⓘ
fullName	Implementation Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAcronym	IFOR NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Sarajevo NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis	Dayton Peace Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ
mandateFrom	United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	first major NATO out-of-area ground operation ⓘ transitioned Bosnia and Herzegovina from active conflict to post-conflict stabilization ⓘ
operatedBy	NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ
overallCommander	Admiral Leighton W. Smith Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ NATO Commander in Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakStrength	approximately 60,000 troops ⓘ
predecessor	UNPROFOR NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Protection Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryObjective	create a secure environment for civilian implementation of the peace agreement ⓘ ensure compliance with the ceasefire in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ implement the military aspects of the Dayton Peace Agreement ⓘ oversee withdrawal of heavy weapons to cantonment sites ⓘ separate and demobilize former warring factions ⓘ
relatedAgreement	Annex 1-A of the Dayton Peace Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ
rulesOfEngagement	authorized to use force to ensure compliance with the peace agreement ⓘ
startDate	1995-12-20 ⓘ
successor	SFOR NERFINISHED ⓘ Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED ⓘ territory of the former Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
UNSecurityCouncilResolution	UN Security Council Resolution 1031 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Dayton Agreement → authorizedMission → NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) ⓘ