Operation Charge of the Knights

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Iraqi military operation military offensive

Operation Charge of the Knights was a major 2008 Iraqi-led military offensive in Basra aimed at weakening Shiite militias and reasserting government control.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Charge of the Knights	2
Operation Charge of the Knights canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Iraqi military operation ⓘ military offensive ⓘ
aftermath	contributed to decline in militia violence in Basra ⓘ increased Iraqi control of Basra’s ports and oil facilities ⓘ
aim	reassert Iraqi government control in Basra ⓘ weaken Shiite militias ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Operation Charge of the Knights ⓘ surface form: Charge of the Knights Saulat al-Fursan ⓘ
casualties	civilian casualties reported ⓘ dozens of Iraqi security personnel killed ⓘ hundreds of militants killed or captured ⓘ
combatant	Iraqi Army ⓘ Iraqi Police ⓘ surface form: Iraqi National Police Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ Iraqi Special Operations Forces ⓘ
commandedBy	Nouri al-Maliki ⓘ
commanderRole	Prime Minister of Iraq ⓘ
conflict	Iraq War ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
endTime	2008-04 ⓘ
location	Basra ⓘ Basra ⓘ surface form: Basra Governorate southern Iraq ⓘ
objective	restore law and order in Basra ⓘ secure key infrastructure in Basra ⓘ
opponent	Mahdi Army ⓘ Sadrist militias ⓘ Shiite militias ⓘ
partOf	Iraq War ⓘ
result	Iraqi government reasserted control over Basra ⓘ ceasefire agreement with Mahdi Army ⓘ increased Iraqi government presence in Basra ⓘ
significance	marked a major test of Iraqi Security Forces capability ⓘ reduced militia control over Basra ⓘ strengthened central government authority in southern Iraq ⓘ
startTime	2008-03-25 ⓘ
supportedBy	British logistical support ⓘ Coalition forces in Iraq ⓘ U.S. air support ⓘ U.S. intelligence support ⓘ British Army ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom forces United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: United States forces
tactics	checkpoints and cordon operations ⓘ house-to-house searches ⓘ urban combat ⓘ
theater	Port of Basra ⓘ surface form: Basra port and surrounding districts Basra ⓘ surface form: Basra urban area
year	2008 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Telic → notableBattle → Operation Charge of the Knights ⓘ

Operation Charge of the Knights → alsoKnownAs → Operation Charge of the Knights ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charge of the Knights

Saulat al-Fursan → hasEnglishName → Operation Charge of the Knights ⓘ

Saulat al-Fursan → meaningOfName → Operation Charge of the Knights ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charge of the Knights