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.

Due to a communication gap, the INDBATT-1 were not informed, and some of their commanders at Kailahun were captured the next day at a meeting with the RUF.

However, the situation at Kailahun kept deteriorating, and the two companies of 5/8th Gorkha Rifles remained in their base surrounded by hundreds of RUF rebels of the 1st Brigade.

[5] Negotiations with the RUF rebels to release the 2IC and his party lasted seventy-five days, but were ultimately successful due to the involvement of Charles Taylor and Liberia.

[citation needed] Meanwhile additional forces ex India were built up to launch operations to seize control over nearly 100 km of jungle track to break the siege at Kailahun.

[3][5] The mission was conducted in a classical VUCA environment, in the absence of geographical information, using tourist maps and borrowing equipment from friendly nations.

2 Para (SF) collected valuable intelligence by conducting reconnaissance and inserting its commandos for seven days at a stretch into the camp in disguise, prior to the launch of the operation, to map the area, carry out liaison and collect intelligence which enabled the planning and execution of what would become one of the most daring special operations conducted by the Indian Army on foreign soil.

[5] On 15 Jul 06:00, before first light, 80 special forces personnel from 2 Para (SF) were inserted into enemy territory by two British Chinook helicopters.

The use of SAS-supplied phosphorus grenades by 2 Para (SF) quickly laid waste to the camp and denied any UN stores and supplies that would be left behind from falling into RUF hands.

Meanwhile, the forty SF operatives encountered heavy resistance from the RUF who were mobilised once the surprise was lost, clearing the road axis and successfully securing the town centre of Kailahun.

With the Chinooks safely taking off with the eleven military observers along with their equipment, the six SF operatives led the break out of IND BATT with their BRDMs in close support in trace and affected a link-up with the forty SF operatives at the town centre amidst fire from all directions.

2 Para (SF), under the leadership of its second in command, started laying booby-traps along the road in the rear to slow down the RUF advance.

At approximately 10:20, nearly four hours ahead of schedule, 2 Para (SF) linked with the 18th Grenadiers at Giehun (1807), which had landed there at around 10:00.

The 18th Grenadiers, alongside Infantry Fighting Vehicles from the Mech-2, and aided by artillery bombardment, secured a firm base along the road.

Though the plan originally called for a physical capture and search of Kuiva, the speed of the advance of the Kailahun column, indicated a possibility of a link-up and evacuation on the same day.

Maintaining momentum, the column met up with the QRC forces near the bridges at 1230 hours, and continued onwards to Pendembu.

Mot-2 moved up and silenced the enemy positions in the south-west corner, using the IFVs, and then cleared the houses systematically with its riflemen.

On two occasions regrouping militia were observed approaching Pendembu by the scout helicopter which directed the Mi-35 to carry out dissuading attacks on them using rockets and guns.

Approach paths to the town were shelled by mortars and a 105 mm Light Field Gun throughout the night.

At 09:30 hours, 50–60 enemies were spotted to the north of the town and effectively neutralised by the attack helicopters directed by Adjutant-GLO of 5/8GR and MFC grouped with Mech 2 ICVs which also brought down heavy fire.

At Kuiva, the Mi-35 helicopter and the IFVs blind fired on any suspected enemy positions repeatedly to ensure the safety of the column.

[5] At 14:30 hours, near Bewabu, the leading IFVs came across a ditch, covered by heavy small arms fire from higher ground on both sides.

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