What the records say
- When
- 19 Sep 2014
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 34.11° N, 40.79° E
- Description
- French military operation in Iraq and Syria which started on 19 September 2014
Placed at the middle of the 2 countries Wikidata lists.
Opération Chammal
French military operation
Opération Chammal is a French military operation in Iraq and Syria launched to help curtail the expansion of the Islamic State and to support the Iraqi Army. Its name comes from the Shamal, a northwesterly wind that blows over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states.
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