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