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Operation Strike of the Sword
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Operation_Strike_of_the_Sword
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Operation_Khanjar
gptkbp:casualties
dozens killed (Taliban)
several killed (Coalition)
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Larry_Nicholson
gptkbp:conductedBy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:Afghan_National_Army
gptkbp:endDate
2009-07-12
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Operation Strike of the Sword
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Helmand_Province,_Afghanistan
gptkbp:notableUnit
gptkb:2nd_Marine_Expeditionary_Brigade
Afghan National Army 201st Corps
gptkbp:objective
clear Taliban insurgents from Helmand River valley
gptkbp:opposedBy
gptkb:Taliban
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Operation_Panther's_Claw
gptkbp:result
Coalition tactical success
gptkbp:significance
largest Marine offensive since Fallujah, Iraq (2004)
gptkbp:startDate
2009-07-02
gptkbp:supportedBy
gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:Danish_forces
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Operation_Khanjar
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7