Operation Barras - MP COOP EVENT 27th June 2012

[[KH]Jman]

On August 25, 2000, members of the British Army's Royal Irish Regiment led by Major Alan Marshall and their Sierra Leone Army liaison officer, Lieutenant Musa Bangura were on a vehicular patrol in the Occra Hills.

The patrol was ambushed, surrounded, and forced to surrender. The eleven-man-patrol was taken prisoner and held hostage by an armed rebel group known as the West Side Boys led by 24-year-old Foday Kallay.

On 3 September, five of the eleven British soldiers were released in exchange for a satellite phone and medical supplies. Further negotiations then broke down and Foday Kallay threatened to kill the remaining hostages. It was then that British Prime Minister Tony Blair authorised the mission...

If you would like to take part in this event please visit the event webpage or PM me your details and preferred slot. Thank you.

[[KH]Jman]

The event on the 27th was cancelled due to lack of interest. The event has been rescheduled for the 11th July 2012.
If you would like to take part in this event please visit the event webpage or PM me your details and preferred slot. Thank you.