Military operation

A military operation is the coordinated military actions of a state, or a non-state actor, in response to a developing situation. These actions are designed as a military plan to resolve the situation in the state's favor. Operations may be of a combat or non-combat nature and are referred to by a code name for the purpose of national security. Military operations are often known for their more generally accepted common usage names than their actual operational objectives.

Types of military operations

Military operations can be classified by the scale and scope of force employment, and their impact on the wider conflict. The scope of military operations can be:

  • Theater: this describes an operation over a large, often continental, area of operation and represents a strategic national commitment to the conflict, such as Operation Barbarossa, with general goals that encompass areas of consideration outside of the military, such as the economic and political impact.
  • Campaign: this describes either a subset of the theatre of operation, or a more limited geographic and operational strategic commitment, such as the Battle of Britain, and need not represent total national commitment to a conflict, or have broader goals outside of the military impact.
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    Israel needs a military operation in Samaria

    Cleveland Jewish News 04 Apr 2025
    Terrorists will exploit any vacuum in Israeli control to establish and expand terrorist infrastructures and launch attacks against Israelis.The post Israel needs a military operation in Samaria appeared first on JNS.org ... ....
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    Philippine spy network broken up

    China Daily 04 Apr 2025
    Chinese authorities said that since 2021, Herrera, a Philippine military intelligence operative, has recruited Servanez, Albert Endencia and Nathalie Plizardo — three Philippine nationals living in China — and trained them for covert intelligence missions ... additional operatives....
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    US and Chinese military officials hold talks on maritime security in bid to lower risks

    Stars and Stripes 04 Apr 2025
    China conducts military drills focusing on Taiwan Strait Turning USFJ into an operational command already underway, Hegseth says in Tokyo US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as Chinese ship keeps watch Japan launches Joint Operations Command as US ......
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    Terrifying scenes at Cancun resort as police clash with suspects in pool-side drug sting | ...

    The Daily Mail 04 Apr 2025
    'Weapons were seized, one of which was exclusively for military use. An operation is underway to capture more involved parties' ... 'Weapons were seized, one of which was exclusively for military use. An operation is underway to capture more involved parties.'. One of two firearms seized is reportedly exclusively used in the military. ....
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    Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3145 as more bodies found

    The Siasat Daily 04 Apr 2025
    A mobile hospital from India and a joint Russian-Belarusian hospital also were now operating in Mandalay ... More than 1,550 international rescuers were operating alongside locals on Thursday, according to a statement from the military ... Prior to the earthquake, the military was battling the Kachin Independence Army militia group....
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    Israeli strikes kill 9 in southwestern Syria

    The Siasat Daily 04 Apr 2025
    ... has interests in having a military presence ... Israel orders evacuations in Gaza amid expanded military operations ... But critics say the military operations have created tensions in Syria and aim to prevent any long-term stability and reconstruction for the war-torn country....
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    US defence secretary under investigation for Yemen strike messaging

    The News International 04 Apr 2025
    Hegseth has repeatedly said no classified information was revealed in the chat, even though it included precise times for the launch of US airstrikes and some targeting details that are regarded as closely guarded secrets ahead of a surprise military operation like the one in Yemen....
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    Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike under Pentagon watchdog scanner

    Hindustan Times 04 Apr 2025
    The chain included Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and others, brought together to discuss March 15 military operations against the Iran-backed Houthis ... app to discuss military operations....
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    Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say

    Wilmington News Journal 04 Apr 2025
    The attacks came as the Israeli military promised an independent investigation of a March 23 operation in which its forces opened fire on ambulances in southern Gaza ... The military initially said the ambulances were operating suspiciously and that nine militants were killed ... There was no immediate statement from the Israeli military....
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    A hard state?

    Dawn 04 Apr 2025
    If there was a truly elected parliament giving effective representation to Balochistan, in terms of allowing every citizen — and not just powerful tribal chiefs or pro-establishment elements — to freely contest elections and win the popular mandate, would there be a cause for the ......
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    Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people: Officials

    The Siasat Daily 04 Apr 2025
    The attacks came as the Israeli military promised an independent investigation of a March 23 operation in which its forces opened fire on ambulances in southern Gaza ... The military initially said the ambulances were operating suspiciously and that nine militants were killed ... There was no immediate statement from the Israeli military....
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    Several killed as Israel steps up Syria strikes

    Dawn 04 Apr 2025
    The UN envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, decried “the repeated and intensifying military escalations by Israel in Syria, including air strikes that have reportedly resulted in civilian casualties” ...Military threat’ ... The Israeli military said its forces had been conducting operations in the Tasil area, near Nawa....
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    TTAP leaders demand Balochistan’s rightful share in resources

    Dawn 04 Apr 2025
    QUETTA ... They criticised the state’s history of military operations in Balochistan, emphasising that issues cannot be resolved through force but rather through dialogue ... He lamented that Balochistan’s rightful claim over its resources has never been acknowledged and that military operations have repeatedly been used to suppress its people ... ....

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