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Operation Enduring Freedom referred to the U.S.-led combat mission in Afghanistan. [16] [17] The codename was also used for counter-terrorism operations in other countries targeting Al Qaeda and remnants of the Taliban, such as OEF-Philippines, OEF-Trans Sahara, and possibly in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge, [18] primarily through government funding vehicles.
Wingtip vortices are visible trailing from an F-15E as it disengages from midair refueling with a KC-10 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Before the invasion, many observers had expected a longer campaign of aerial bombing before any ground action, taking as examples the 1991 Persian Gulf War or the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.
03:15 UTC (March 19 U.S. time): U.S. President George W. Bush states that he ordered the coalition to launch an "attack of opportunity" against specified targets in Iraq. The military action was dubbed "Operation Iraqi Freedom". [12] Iraqi state television broadcasts an address from Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
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On 17 February 2010, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that as of 1 September, the name "Operation Iraqi Freedom" would be replaced by "Operation New Dawn". [ 318 ] On 18 April, US and Iraqi forces killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri , the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq in a joint American and Iraqi operation near Tikrit , Iraq. [ 319 ]
Date: 15 June 2014 – present (10 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) Iraq: 15 June 2014 – 9 December 2021 (7 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) Iraq (By DOD Directive): 31 January 2023 - 31 December 2024
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