List of military operations

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This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently.

[edit] World War I

See also List of military engagements of World War I

[edit] World War II

See List of World War II military operations

[edit] Cold War Era

[edit] Asia

[edit] Europe

[edit] Central America and the Caribbean

[edit] Southern Africa

[edit] Chadian Civil War (1965–1993)

[edit] Falklands War (1982)

[edit] Other

[edit] Korean War

[edit] Vietnam War

[edit] Post-Cold War

[edit] Asia

[edit] Rwanda

[edit] Other Africa

[edit] East Timor

[edit] War in Croatia 1991-1995

  • Operation Otkos 10 (end Oct-Nov 1991) — Croatian actions against rebel Serbs and regular Serbian forces on area from Mount Bilogora to Mount Papuk (on west of Slavonia)
  • Operation Orkan 91 (1991) — Follow-up offensive after Otkos 10.
  • Harmony — Canada's contribution to the United Nation Protection Force (UNPROFOR), which was created in February 1992 to ensure the protection and demilitarization of three UN Protected Areas in Croatia
  • Operation Tigar (July 1992) — Croatian military actions in occupied Dubrovnik hinterland, held by Serbomontenegrian regulars.
  • Medački džep (September 1993) Croatian offensive against rebel Serbs with aim of relieving the city of Gospić from Serb shelling attacks.
  • Bljesak ("Flash") (March 1995) — Croatian offensive against rebel Serbs, with aim of capturing occupied western Slavonia
  • Oluja ("Storm") (August 1995) — Croatian major offensive against areas under control of rebel Serbs.

[edit] War in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995

[edit] Kosovo War 1999

[edit] Macedonia

[edit] Haiti

[edit] Persian Gulf War

[edit] Iraq (post-Gulf War)

[edit] Arab/Israeli Conflict

[edit] Pre-1948

[edit] 1948-1949 Arab-Israeli War

[edit] 1956 Suez Crisis

[edit] 1967 Six Day War

[edit] 1968-1970 War of Attrition

  • Boxer (1969) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — a series of attacks by the Israeli Air Force on Egyptian SAM installations
  • Bulmus 6 (1969) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli special operations raid against the Egyptian fortress and early warning radar and ELINT station of Green Island in the Gulf of Suez
  • Kavkaz (1970) Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg — Direct Soviet intervention on the side of Egypt for the deployment and manning of new SAM batteries along with squadrons of aircraft to protect them from Israeli attacks
  • Raviv (1969) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli armoured raid across the Gulf of Suez into Egypt. Egyptian radar installation at Ras Abu-Daraj and Ras Za'arfrana were destroyed. Also known as the Ten-Hour War.
    • Drizzle (1969) — Israeli air support component to Israeli landing on western side of the Gulf of Suez (Raviv).
  • Rooster 53 (1969) Image:Flag of Israel.svg — Israeli special operation to capture an Egyptian P-12 radar system.

[edit] 1973 Yom Kippur War

[edit] 1978 Israel/Lebanon conflict

[edit] Sinai Peninsula 1975 - 1982

[edit] 1982-2000 Israel/Lebanon conflict

[edit] Gaza Strip

[edit] 2006 Israel/Lebanon conflict

[edit] Other Israeli Operations

[edit] See also

[edit] Global War on Terror and other associated activity

[edit] Afghanistan

[edit] Current Iraq War

[edit] Other military counter-terrorist operations

[edit] Terrorist operations

[edit] Counter-terrorism drills

  • Fast Forward (2005) Mock evacuation of downtown Washington.
  • Firework Fanfare (2005) Mock evacuation of towns in Oklahoma.
  • Highline (2005) Counter-terrorist exercise in Collingwood, Melbourne.
  • TriPOD (2004) Plan to mass inoculate New York City citizens in the event of a biological attack.

[edit] Preventative counter-terrorist operations

[edit] Reactive counter-terrorist operations

[edit] Other/Unknown

  • Abacus — Plan to use the Canadian Forces to maintain and restore vital public services in the event of disruption by the Year 2000 problem.
  • Artisan — Canadian Forces contribution to the Rinas Airfield Rehabilitation Project in Tirana, Albania
  • Breakwater [4] (????) — Australian air and sea operation targeting border incursions by foreign fishing boats off its northern coastline.
  • Bright Star — (1981) American exercise to reenforce allies in the middle east.
  • Chaperon — Canada's contribution to the United Nations of one military observer (UNMO).
  • Celesta — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's southern waters against illegal fishing.
  • Condor (1974) — Joint-operations by various South American countries against dissidents in each other's borders.
  • Cranberry — Australian naval surveillance in Australia's northern waters against smuggling and illegal fishing.
  • Eclipse — deployment of Canadian soldiers to east Africa in support of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
  • Ezra and Nehemiah (aka Ali Baba) (1950-1952) — mass migration/airlift of Iraqi Jews to Israel
  • Flavius (1988) — SAS action against the IRA in Gibraltar
  • Fusion — Canada's combined contribution to Allied Harmony and Concordia
  • Garden Plot — US Army plan for assistance to civil authorities.
  • Highjump (1947) — US Naval expedition to Antarctica.
  • Nunalivut (2006) — Canadian naval deployment in the Arctic.
  • Parabellum (2007) Italian Mafia-Iraq arms deal investigation.
  • Power Geyser (2005) — Military security support to the 2005 Presidential inauguration.
  • Prudence — Canada's participation in the Mission des Nations Unies dans la République Centrafricaine (MINURCA)
  • Relex (2001) — Australian defence force operations to secure Australia's northern maritime approaches against illegal immigration. Reactivated in 2004 as Operation Relex II.
  • Sure Victory (1997) — Sri Lankan counter-insurgency operations against the Tamil Tigers.
  • Exercise Unified Spirit — large NATO exercise held every two years to train the armed forces of member nations in joint and combined operations.
  • Operation Vijay (1999) — Indian operations against Pakistan.

[edit] Law Enforcement

[edit] US Drug Enforcement Administration Operations

  • Black Ice (2001) — arrest of key figures in the Jose-Serrano cartel
  • Cali Exchange (2005) — cocaine, marijuana
  • Candy Box (2004) — ecstasy, marijuana (Russian/Israeli/Chinese sources)
  • Creole (2001) — heroin, cocaine (East Caribbean sources)
  • Cyber Chase (2005) — rogue Internet-based pharmacies
  • Deja Vu (2003) — heroin, cocaine (Puerto Rican/Colombian sources)
  • Dinero (1992) — anti-money laundering
  • Foxhunt (1994) — cocaine (Colombian sources)
  • Gear Grinder (2005) — steroids
  • Global Sea (1996) — heroin (Thai/Nigerian sources)
  • Green Air (2000) — marijuana
  • Green Clover (2001) — ecstasy, marijuana, methamphetamine, LSD
  • High Step (2005) — heroin, cocaine
  • Impunity(1999) — cocaine
  • Impunity II (2000) — cocaine, marijuana
  • Journey (2000) — cocaine (Colombian/European sources)
  • Juno (1996) — anti-money laundering
  • Liberator (2000) — disruption of trafficking in the Caribbean generally
  • Liquid Heroin (2006) — heroin (Colombian sources)
  • Mallorca (2005) — anti-money laundering
  • Marquis (2001) — cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine
  • META(1997) — methamphetamine, marijuana, cocaine (Mexican sources)
  • Money Clip (2004) — anti-money laundering
  • Motor City Mafia (2005) — cocaine (US sources)
  • Mountain Express (2000) — methamphetamine (US sources)
  • Mountain Express III (2002) — methamphetamine (US/Canadian sources)
  • New Generation (2000) — arrest of key figures in the Castro-Arias cartel
  • Northern Impact (2005) — cocaine, marijuana (Mexican sources)
  • Northern Star (2003) — methamphetamine (Canadian sources)
  • Pipe Dreams (2003) — drug paraphernalia
  • Ramp Rats (1999) — heroin, cocaine smuggling in the airport services industry
  • Rave I (2001) — ecstasy (European sources)
  • Rave II (2001) — ecstasy (European sources)
  • Reciprocity(1997) — cocaine (Mexican sources)
  • Red Tide (2000) — ecstasy, marijuana
  • Sanctuary (2001) — cocaine (Dominican Republic sources)

[edit] Other anti-narcotic operations

[edit] Anti-paedophile operations

[edit] Operations against intellectual property theft

  • Buccaneer (2001) — International raid on software pirates.
  • D-Elite (2005) — US raid on software pirates.
  • Fastlink (2004) — International operation against pirated computer software.
  • Site Down (2005) — International crackdown on pirated movies.

[edit] Other Operations

  • Ill Wind (1986-89) — FBI investigation into defense contractor bribery and fraud.
  • Crevice (2004) — British counterterrorism action.
  • Fast Forward (2005) Mock evacuation of downtown Washington.
  • Falcon (2005) — Widespread dragnet led by the U.S. Marshal's Service.
  • Jackdraw (2004) — London Metropolitan Police operations to prevent and deter pick-pocketing.
  • Midas (2003) — Australian anti-money laundering operations by AUSTRAC.
  • Minstead (1998) London police operation directed at a serial rapist.
  • Perseus (1998) — British Transit Police.
  • Purana (2003) — Investigation of Melbourne, Victoria's underworld.
  • Sundevil (1999) — Nation-wide United States Secret Service crackdown on illegal computer hacking activities.
  • Trident (1998) — Crackdown by London's Metropolitan Police against drug-related gun crime in the black community. Later expanded to Operation Trafalgar.
  • THERMCON (1987) — FBI operation that targeted environmental activists.

[edit] Humanitarian Operations

[edit] Other

[edit] Non-military operations

[edit] External links

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