Operation Southern Focus
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operation-southern-focus-166-5857912
title:
Operation Southern Focus
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Operation Southern Focus was a period in the months leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq in which the military responses to violations of the southern Iraqi no-fly zones were increased, with more intensive bombing of air defense artillery installations and other military complexes. It also marked a period of increased intelligence gathering. The operation lasted from June 2002 until the beginning of the invasion in March 2003. It was intended to be a "softening up" period prior to invasion, d
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Military operation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Southern_Focus
date created:
2004-05-05T02:47:25Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T19:48:29Z
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