Operation Sophia
Operation Sophia, formally European Union Naval Force Mediterranean (EU NAVFOR Med), was a military operation of the European Union that was established as a consequence of the April 2015 Libya migrant shipwrecks with the aim of neutralising established refugee smuggling routes in the Mediterranean. The operational headquarters was located in Rome. The EU mandate for the operation ended on March 31, 2020. Operation Irini is the successor operation.
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Operation Sophia
Operation Sophia, formally European Union Naval Force Mediterranean (EU NAVFOR Med), was a military operation of the European Union that was established as a consequence of the April 2015 Libya migrant shipwrecks with the aim of neutralising established refugee smuggling routes in the Mediterranean. The operational headquarters was located in Rome. The EU mandate for the operation ended on March 31, 2020. Operation Irini is the successor operation.
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Emblem of the Operation
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Blue, white, and yellow
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leader1 name
Fabio Agostini
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Rear admiral
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Operation Commander
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leader2 name
Jean-Michel Martinet
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Rear admiral
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Deputy Operation Commander
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leader3 name
Ettore Socci
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Rear Admiral
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Force Commander
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motives
Combat illegal migrant smugglers and traffickers
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European Union Naval Force Mediterranean
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EUNAVOR MED, Operation Sophia
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I will suggest to Member State ...... way of protecting human life.
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2015-09-24
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Operation Irini
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Rome, EUNAVFOR MED operation Sophia Operational Headquarters
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Operation Sophia
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