Operation Odyssey Lightning
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Operation Odyssey Lightning was a 2016 U.S.-led air campaign targeting ISIS positions in Libya in support of local forces.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air campaign
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | U.S. air campaign in Sirte (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualtiesInflicted | hundreds of ISIS militants killed ⓘ |
| commandedBy | United States Africa Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Libyan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 2016-12-19 ⓘ |
| launchedFrom | USS Wasp (LHD-1) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | request of the Libyan Government of National Accord ⓘ |
| location |
Libya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sirte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAirstrikes | over 400 airstrikes ⓘ |
| objective |
to assist in the recapture of Sirte from ISIS
ⓘ
to support local forces against ISIS in Libya ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. military operations against ISIL
ⓘ
U.S.-led intervention in Libya against ISIL NERFINISHED ⓘ War on Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Unified Protector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of ISIS forces in Sirte
ⓘ
recapture of Sirte by pro-GNA forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-08-01 ⓘ |
| supported |
Government of National Accord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pro-GNA forces in Libya ⓘ |
| target |
ISIS in Sirte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ISIS positions in Libya ⓘ |
| theaterCommander | Thomas D. Waldhauser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2016 ⓘ |
| typeOfAction |
airstrikes
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close air support ⓘ |
| usedAsset |
U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. attack helicopters ⓘ armed drones ⓘ |
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