Operation Praying Mantis

1988 U.S. naval offensive against Iran during the Iran-Iraq War. 

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1988 Bahrain, battle, Iran, Iran–Iraq War, Iraq, Oman, Q817, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tankers War, United Arab Emirates, 

• Freebase entry^@
• The Operations Room article^@
  

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Battle of Bubiyan – Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim – British campaigns against the Al-Qasimi – Iran–Iraq War – Iran–U.S. naval skirmish on 8 October 1987 – Muhammad Sultan Mirza's Persian Gulf campaign – Operation Earnest Will – Operation Morvarid – Ottoman campaign against Hormuz – Persian Gulf Wars – Portuguese–Safavid wars – The first British campaign against Al-Qawasim 1800 – The Operations Room – 

1988-04-18T00:00:00Z

1988-04-18

1988-04-30T00:00:00Z

1988

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Frameless

Aerial view of Iranian frigate Sahand burning after air attack Operation Praying Mantis DN-SN-89-03125

A-6E Intruder in Operation Praying Mantis DN-SN-89-03126

A-6E of VA-85 drops CBU-59 cluster bomb on Iranian target 1988

Bild-Prayingmantis5sahand

Map Praying Mantis

Operation Praying Mantis

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• Navy News This Week - 30 April 1988 - Operation Praying Mantis.webm (Wikimedia)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		The Operations Room article@			Wikidata
image	1988	Aerial view of Iranian frigate Sahand burning after air attack Operation Praying Mantis DN-SN-89-03125			Wikimedia
image	1988	A-6E Intruder in Operation Praying Mantis DN-SN-89-03126			Wikimedia
image	1988	A-6E of VA-85 drops CBU-59 cluster bomb on Iranian target 1988			Wikimedia
image	1988	Bild-Prayingmantis5sahand			Wikimedia
image		Map Praying Mantis			Wikimedia
image	1988	Operation Praying Mantis			Wikimedia
image	1988	PrayingMantis			Wikimedia
video	1988	Navy News This Week - 30 April 1988 - Operation Praying Mantis.webm			Wikimedia

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