Contemporary era · 1981
Operation Opera
Operation Opera (Hebrew: מִבְצָע אוֹפֵּרָה), also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise airstrike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on 7 June 1981, which destroyed an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor located 17 kilometres (11 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq.
- When
- 7 Jun 1981
- Where
- Baghdad
- Era
- Contemporary
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