• Operation Opera (Hebrew: מִבְצָע אוֹפֵּרָה), also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise airstrike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on 7 June 1981...
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  • were designed to implicate the Croatian President. Operation Labrador was complemented by Operation Opera — a propaganda campaign devised by the KOS to feed...
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    carried out Operation Opera to destroy the Iraqi nuclear facilities at Osiraq. On June 9, 1982, the Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket...
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    a second airstrike conducted by Israel on 7 June 1981, codenamed Operation Opera, completely destroyed the Osirak nuclear reactor in a substantial setback...
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  • Operation Babylon may refer to: An alternative name for Operation Opera, an Israeli bombing raid on Iraqi nuclear installations A 2015 Italian raid on...
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  • The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. 1982 – Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom...
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  • Operation Peregrine is a 1983 role-playing game adventure for Space Opera published by Fantasy Games Unlimited. Operation Peregrine is an adventure in...
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    author. Opera, Dr (2013-01-27). "Operation Opera: Echoes of Scarlett O'Hara, Bach and Ward Swingle in Previn's "Streetcar"". Operation Opera. Retrieved...
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    F-16 Fighting Falcon in fighting over Lebanon, and participated in Operation Opera, the 1981 raid that destroyed an Iraqi nuclear reactor. Born in Jerusalem...
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    F-16 Squadron. In 1981, Ramon was the youngest pilot taking part in Operation Opera, Israel's strike against Iraq's unfinished Osiraq nuclear reactor....
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    Attrition, later fought in the Yom Kippur War, and participated in Operation Opera, Israel's 1981 bombing of Iraq's nuclear reactor. During his service...
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    of the Israeli Air Force, tail number 107. Netz 107 participated in Operation Opera, bombing the Osiraq nuclear reactor, and was later credited with 6...
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    their own nuclear weapons. The Israeli Air Force conducted Operation Opera and Operation Orchard, destroying the Iraqi and Syrian nuclear reactors in...
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    Force participated in Operation Litani. On June 7, 1981, eight IAF F-16A fighters escorted by six F-15A jets carried out Operation Opera to destroy the Iraqi...
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    and in turn received Iranian intelligence that helped it carry out Operation Opera against Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. The nuclear reactor was a central...
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    the operation was called off due to weather conditions. By the time the weather cleared, the IAF was preoccupied with preparations for Operation Opera. Meanwhile...
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    1981, following Israel's attack on Iraq's nuclear reactor Osirak in Operation Opera. The doctrine remains a feature of Israeli security planning. The initial...
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  • and Sullivan operas Opéra-Comique, Paris opera company and opera house Opera house, a theatre building used for opera performances Opéra, a commonly used...
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    As commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) he played a key role in Operation Opera, the destruction of the Iraqi nuclear reactor located 990 miles from...
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  • supports neo-fascism in Croatia". During the notorious false-flag Operation Opera Orientalis, which was conducted in 1991 by the Yugoslav Air Force intelligence...
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    to complete the mission without suffering any losses. Operation Entebbe Operation Opera Operation Outside the Box Bergman, Ronen: Rise and Kill First,...
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    General (1971–2002), and one of eight air force pilots who took part in Operation Opera, the attack on Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. Shafir served as commander...
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    Operation Outside the Box (Hebrew: מבצע מחוץ לקופסה, Mivtza MiHutz LaKufsa), also known as Operation Orchard (Hebrew: מבצע בוסתן, Mivtza Bustan), was an...
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    Arab–Israeli War in 1967 and 1973, respectively. In 1981, Israel carried out Operation Opera in Ba'athist Iraq, in which the Israeli Air Force bombed and successfully...
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    be carried out for strategic purposes outside of general warfare. Operation Opera was a single eight-ship Israeli airstrike against the Iraqi Osirak...
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  • forces from the territory. Misgav Am (1980) – Kibbutz hostages rescue. Operation Opera (1981) – A surprise Israeli air strike that destroyed the Iraqi nuclear...
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  • PLO and 50 were taken prisoner during the Siege of Beirut. In 1981, Operation Opera launched by Israel against nuclear facilities in Iraq which led to...
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    South Africa highly classified information about its missions, such as Operation Opera, which had previously only been reserved for the United States. In...
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    Israel attacked and destroyed newly built Iraqi nuclear facilities in Operation Opera. During the Gulf War in 1991, Iraq fired 39 Scud missiles into Israel...
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    F-16A Netz #243, flown by Ilan Ramon (1954–2003), was involved in Operation Opera, the attack and destruction of the Iraqi nuclear reactor Osirak on...
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