What the records say
- When
- 17 Aug 2009 – 24 Nov 2016
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 20.00° S, 80.00° E
- Description
- NATO operation in the Horn of Africa
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Ocean Shield
NATO operation in the Horn of Africa
Operation Ocean Shield was NATO's anti-Piracy in Somalia initiative in the Indian Ocean, Guardafui Channel, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea. It follows the earlier Operation Allied Protector. Naval operations began on 17 August 2009 after being approved by the North Atlantic Council, and were terminated on 15 December 2016 by NATO.
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