Operation Artemis

Operation Artemis
	Part of the Ituri conflict
	; Location of Ituri within the Congo
Date	30 May 2003 – 1 September 2003
Location	Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Belligerents

Operation Artemis, formally European Union Force Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUFOR), was a short-term European Union-led UN-authorised military mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Ituri conflict. ARTEMIS is considered the first military operation led by the EU, the first autonomous EU operation, the first rapid response mission of the EU, first operation outside Europe, first operation applying the principle of the framework nation and first example of "relay operation", conducted in cooperation between the EU and the United Nations.^[3]^[4] The deployment of EUFOR troops quickly decreased the conflict's intensity. It marked the first autonomous EU military mission outside Europe and an important milestone in development of the European Security and Defence Policy.

^ Cite error: The named reference Steele was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Sjoera Dikkers & Roeland Muskens (9 September 2003). "Nederlandse troepen naar Grote Meren". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
^ Türke 2008, p. 4
^ Türke 2016, p. 53-106

[Steele-1] Cite error: The named reference Steele was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Dikkers-2] Sjoera Dikkers & Roeland Muskens (9 September 2003). "Nederlandse troepen naar Grote Meren". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2015.

[3] Türke 2008, p. 4

[4] Türke 2016, p. 53-106

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