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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Operation Shader Context triple: [Royal Air Force, conflict, Operation Shader]
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A.
Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall was the Allied forces’ planned but never-executed invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II.
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Operation Watchtower
Operation Watchtower was the Allied amphibious invasion of Guadalcanal and nearby islands in 1942, marking the first major offensive against Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
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C.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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B Reactor
B Reactor is the world’s first full-scale plutonium production reactor, built during the Manhattan Project at the Hanford Site in Washington State.
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E.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Operation Shader Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall was the Allied forces’ planned but never-executed invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II.
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B.
Operation Watchtower
Operation Watchtower was the Allied amphibious invasion of Guadalcanal and nearby islands in 1942, marking the first major offensive against Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
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C.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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D.
B Reactor
B Reactor is the world’s first full-scale plutonium production reactor, built during the Manhattan Project at the Hanford Site in Washington State.
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E.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Shader Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
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