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.

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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
close air support
usedAsset U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft NERFINISHED
U.S. attack helicopters
armed drones

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Battle of Sirte (2016) airCampaignName Operation Odyssey Lightning
Battle of Sirte (2016) supportedBy Operation Odyssey Lightning