Operation Shader

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air campaign military operation

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.

Aliases (1)

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 → other members of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL →
commandedBy	Permanent Joint Headquarters Northwood →
conflict	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	Global coalition against Daesh → 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 → 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 Voyager → Boeing E-3D Sentry → C-130 Hercules → C-17 Globemaster III → Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 → General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper → Panavia Tornado GR4 → Raytheon Sentinel R1 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Air Force →	conflict
Operation Telic →	successor
Brimstone ("Operation Shader (Iraq and Syria)") →	usedInConflict