A Multinational force is a multinational operation which may be

defensive Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indus ...

, offensive, or for peacekeeping purposes. In multinational operations, many countries form an alliance to carry them out. Multinational forces include: * Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (1943-1945) * Multinational Force and Observers (1981-present) * Multinational Force in Lebanon (1982-1984) *

Operation Uphold Democracy Operation Uphold Democracy was a military intervention designed to remove the military regime installed by the 1991 Haitian coup d'état that overthrew the elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The operation was effectively authorized by ...

(1994-1995) ; ;NATO * IFOR (1995-1996) * SFOR (1996-2004) * International Security Assistance Force (2001-2014) * NATO Response Force (2003-present) * EUFOR (2004-present) ;Iraq * Multi-National Corps - Iraq (2004-2009) **

Multinational Division Central-South Multinational Division Central-South (MND-CS), created in September 2003, and supported by NATO, was a part of the Multinational Force Iraq. Headquartered in Camp Echo, it was under Polish command until October 2008, when the last of Poland's t ...

(2003-2008) * Mult-inational Force - Iraq (2004-2009) ** Multi-National Force West (2004-2010)

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