Operation Opera

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Operation Opera, also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise airstrike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on 7 June 1981, which destroyed an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor located 17 kilometres southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The Israeli operation came a year after the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force had caused minor damage to the same nuclear facility in Operation Scorch Sword, with the damage having been subsequently repaired by French technicians. Operation Opera, and related Israeli government statements following it, established the Begin Doctrine, which explicitly stated the strike was not an anomaly, but instead "a precedent for every future government in Israel". Israel's counter-proliferation preventive strike added another dimension to its existing policy of deliberate ambiguity, as it related to the nuclear weapons capability of other states in the region.

1981  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Operation Babylon
airstrike, 

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Frameless
40 years since operation opera meeting I40 years since operation opera meeting I
40 years since operation opera meeting II40 years since operation opera meeting II
Operation Opera. documents. IIIOperation Opera. documents. III
Operation Opera. documents. IOperation Opera. documents. I
Operation Opera. documents. VIIOperation Opera. documents. VII
Operation Opera. documents. VOperation Opera. documents. V
Operation Opera. documents. IVOperation Opera. documents. IV
Operation Opera. documents. IIOperation Opera. documents. II
Operation Opera Dan Hadani Archive IIIOperation Opera Dan Hadani Archive III
Operation Opera Dan Hadani Archive IIOperation Opera Dan Hadani Archive II
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegionParthiaWikidata
    arearegion246Parthian EmpireWikidata
    arearegion1920Mandatory IraqWikidata
    arearegion1921Kingdom of IraqWikidata
    arearegion1958UnknownWikidata
    arearegion1968Ba'athist IraqWikidata
    arearegion2003Coalition Provisional AuthorityWikidata
    eventarmed conflictBattle of YoussoufiyabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflictBekir Subaşı incidentrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflictBombing of Amiriya's shelterbombardmentWikidata
    eventarmed conflict538Battle of OpisbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict165Battle of CtesiphonRoman Empire, Parthian Empire, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict198Battle of CtesiphonRoman Empire, Parthian Empire, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict263Battle of CtesiphonRoman Empire, Sasanian Empire, Palmyra, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict363Siege of MaiozamalchasiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict363Battle of CtesiphonRoman Empire, Sasanian Empire, battle, Kingdom of ArmeniaWikidata
    eventarmed conflict629Siege of CtesiphonsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict633Battle of HusaydSasanian Empire, battle, Rashidun CaliphateWikidata
    eventarmed conflict637Siege of CtesiphonsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict812Siege of Baghdadal-Maʾmun, Al-Amin, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict932Battle of BaghdadAbbasid Caliphate, battle, Mu'nis al-KhadimWikidata
    eventarmed conflict942Battle of al-Mada'inbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict946Battle of BaghdadBuyid dynasty, Hamdanid dynasty, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1136Siege of Baghdad (1136)Abbasid Caliphate, siege, Seljuk EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1157Siege of Baghdad (1157)Abbasid Caliphate, Zengid dynasty, Seljuk Empire, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1258Siege of BaghdadAbbasid Caliphate, Kingdom of Georgia, battle, Ilkhanate, siege, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, sackWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1401Siege of Baghdadsiege, Timurid Empire, Jalayirid SultanateWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1508Capture of Baghdadbattle, Aq Qoyunlu, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1524Capture of Baghdadbattle, Kalhure, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1534Capture of BaghdadOttoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1624Capture of Baghdad (1624)Ottoman Empire, battle, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1625Siege of BaghdadOttoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1630Siege of BaghdadOttoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1638Capture of Baghdad (1638)Ottoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1733Siege of Baghdad (1733)Ottoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1821Siege of BaghdadOttoman Empire, siege, Qajar IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1915Battle of CtesiphonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Ottoman Empire, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1917Samarrah OffensiveoffensiveWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1918Battle of SharqatBritish Empire, Ottoman Empire, battle, Assyrian volunteersWikidata
    eventarmed conflict19351935–1936 Iraqi Shia revoltsrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1948Al-Wathbah uprisingrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1980Operation Scorch Swordbattle, military operationWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1981Operation OperaairstrikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1991Amiriyah shelter bombingairstrike, massacreWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2003Battle of BaghdadUnited States, Iraq, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2004Siege of Sadr CitysiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2004Haifa Street helicopter incidentarmed conflictWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2004Operation Plymouth RockUnited States, battle, military operationWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2007Battle of Haifa StreetUnited States, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2007July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrikeairstrikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2007Operation Imposing LawbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2020assassination of Qasem Soleimanitargeted killing, drone warfare, missile strike, assassinationWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20202020 Camp Taji attacksmissile strikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20212021 Baghdad clashesarmed conflictWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20222022 Iraq parliament attackprotest, armed conflictWikidata
    eventwarTriangle of DeathwarWikidata
    eventwar238War of the Brotherscivil warWikidata
    eventwar1941Anglo-Iraqi WarUnited Kingdom, war, Australia, Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Iraq, Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Greece, Dominion of New Zealand, 'Abd al-IlahWikidata
    linkpageThe Operations Room page@Wikidata
    organisationarms industryState Company for Military Industriesarms industry, business, enterpriseWikidata
    sitefortMaogamalchahuman settlement, fortressWikidata
    commonsimage40 years since operation opera meeting I Commons
    commonsimage40 years since operation opera meeting II Commons
    commonsimageOperation Opera. documents. III Commons
    commonsimageOperation Opera. documents. I Commons
    commonsimageOperation Opera. documents. VII Commons
    commonsimageOperation Opera. documents. V Commons
    commonsimageOperation Opera. documents. IV Commons
    commonsimageOperation Opera. documents. II Commons
    commonsimageOperation Opera Dan Hadani Archive III Commons
    commonsimageOperation Opera Dan Hadani Archive II Commons
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