Operation Shader
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Operation Shader is the United Kingdom’s ongoing Royal Air Force campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, involving airstrikes, reconnaissance, and support to coalition forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Shader canonical | 6 |
| Operation Shader (Iraq and Syria) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air campaign
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerentTarget | Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ |
| coalitionPartner |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ France ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other members of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Permanent Joint Headquarters
ⓘ
surface form:
Permanent Joint Headquarters Northwood
|
| conflict |
Operation Inherent Resolve
ⓘ
surface form:
War against the Islamic State
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
UK Parliament approval for extending airstrikes to Syria (2015)
ⓘ
UK Parliament approval for military action against ISIL in Iraq (2014) ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
RAF Akrotiri
ⓘ
airbases in Iraq used by coalition forces ⓘ |
| objective |
degrade ISIS military capability
ⓘ
support Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ support Syrian Democratic Forces ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Operation Inherent Resolve
ⓘ
surface form:
Global coalition against Daesh
Operation Telic ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom military intervention against ISIL
|
| rulesOfEngagement | restricted to ISIS and associated targets ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British Army Air Corps (for some rotary-wing support in Iraq)
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (for carrier-based sorties when applicable)
|
| startTime | 2014-09 ⓘ |
| status | ongoing ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| targetType |
ISIS command and control facilities
ⓘ
ISIS oil infrastructure ⓘ ISIS vehicles and fighting positions ⓘ ISIS weapons caches ⓘ |
| theatre |
Iraq
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ |
| typeOfAction |
aerial refuelling support
ⓘ
air transport support ⓘ airstrikes ⓘ close air support ⓘ intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ strike coordination and reconnaissance ⓘ |
| usesAircraft |
Airbus A330 MRTT Phénix
ⓘ
surface form:
Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager
E-3F Sentry AWACS ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing E-3D Sentry
Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
surface form:
C-130 Hercules
C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 ⓘ
surface form:
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper ⓘ Panavia Tornado GR4 ⓘ Raytheon Sentinel R1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Operation Shader (Iraq and Syria)