Operation Khukri
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Operation Khukri was a multinational operation launched in the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), involving India, Ghana, Britain and Nigeria. The aim of the operation was to break the two-month-long siege laid by armed cadres of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) around two companies of 5/8th Gorkha Rifles Infantry Battalion Group of the Indian Army at Kailahun by effecting a fighting breakout and redeploying them with the main battalion at Daru.[1][5][6]
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Operation Khukri | |||||||
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Part of Sierra Leone Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Revolutionary United Front | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maj. Gen. V.K. Jetley[1] Col. Satish Kumar (Commander 5/8 Gurkha Rifles)[2] Grp. Capt. Bijender Singh Siwach[1] | Unknown | ||||||
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2,000
| 5,000 (5 battalions) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed several wounded[4] 33 suffering from illness[3] 1 vehicle destroyed | hundreds killed & wounded |
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