Operation Praying Mantis

Summary

Operation Praying Mantis is a battle^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.91% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,412 views/month, #68 of 7,470).^[2]

Key Facts

• Operation Praying Mantis is in the country of United Arab Emirates^[3].
• Operation Praying Mantis's video is recorded as Navy News This Week - 30 April 1988 - Operation Praying Mantis.webm^[4].
• Operation Praying Mantis's image is recorded as Bild-Prayingmantis5sahand.jpg^[5].
• Operation Praying Mantis's instance of is recorded as battle^[6].
• Operation Praying Mantis's coat of arms image is recorded as PrayingMantis.png^[7].
• Operation Praying Mantis's locator map image is recorded as Praying Mantis operation map-fr.svg^[8].
• Operation Praying Mantis's location is recorded as Persian Gulf^[9].
• Operation Praying Mantis's part of is recorded as Iran–Iraq War^[10].
• Operation Praying Mantis's part of is recorded as Tankers War^[11].
• Operation Praying Mantis's Commons category is recorded as Operation Praying Mantis^[12].
• Operation Praying Mantis's target is recorded as Sahand^[13].
• Operation Praying Mantis's target is recorded as Joshan^[14].
• Operation Praying Mantis's target is recorded as IRIS Sabalan^[15].
• Operation Praying Mantis's target is recorded as Bell AH-1 SuperCobra^[16].
• Operation Praying Mantis's point in time is recorded as +1988-04-18T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Operation Praying Mantis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cv_t^[18].
• Operation Praying Mantis's organizer is recorded as United States Navy^[19].
• Operation Praying Mantis's organizer is recorded as United States Marine Corps^[20].
• Operation Praying Mantis's participant is recorded as United States^[21].
• Operation Praying Mantis's participant is recorded as Iran^[22].
• Operation Praying Mantis's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+56'}^[23].
• Operation Praying Mantis's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[24].
• Operation Praying Mantis's described by source is recorded as The Operations Room^[25].

Why It Matters

Operation Praying Mantis ranks in the top 0.91% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,412 views/month, #68 of 7,470).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]