Operation Sayasila (26 July 1971—31 October 1971) was a major offensive military operation of the Laotian Civil War. It was staged by command of King Sisavang...
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July – 31 October 1971: Operation Sayasila, in MR 4 5 August – 25 September 1971: Phou Khao Kham, in MR 5 September 1971: Operation Sourisak Montry, along...
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31 October 1971, Royalist forces of the Kingdom of Laos had staged Operation Sayasila in Military Region 4 (MR 4). They managed to wrest control of Route...
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Dich Operation Toan Thang I Operation Toan Thang II Battle of Lima Site 85 Operation Counterpunch Operation Phalat Operation Sayasila Operation Sourisak...
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three-day blood bath of Operation Phiboonpol from 9–11 June 1971 was indecisive. From 28 July through 31 October 1971, Operation Sayasila managed to wrest control...
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In Laos, the agency began Operation Pincushion in 1962 to accomplish that goal.: 85–91 The operation evolved into Operation Hardnose, in which CIA-backed...
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an expected ceasefire. The operation was dubbed Black Lion III, and was a rerun of the previous year's Operation Sayasila. With truce talks in progress...
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according to the plans set out by the Royal Thai Army and Internal Security Operations Command during its first mission, and its performance was deemed acceptable...
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Vietnam towards a peace agreement. 26 July - 31 October Operation Sayasila was an RLA operation to capture Salavan and Paksong. The RLA succeeded at heavy...
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Operation Raindance was a military operation of the Laotian Civil War, staged from 17 March to 7 April 1969. It was launched by the U.S. Air Force (USAF)...
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Plateau for them. On 27 July 1971, Unity troops were committed to Operation Sayasila, an attempt to recapture the vital airstrip at Salavan. Later in 1971...
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July–31 October 1971: Operation Sayasila, in MR 4 5 August–25 September 1971: Phou Khao Kham, in MR 5 September 1971: Operation Sourisak Montry, along...
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Operation Barrel Roll was a covert interdiction and close air support campaign conducted in the Kingdom of Laos by the U.S. Air Force 2nd Air Division...
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Commando Raiders (section MR 1 operations)
the Commando Raiders were employed in the pathfinder role during Operation Sayasila, successfully securing the airfield located near the town of Salavan...
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Operation Menu was a covert United States Strategic Air Command (SAC) tactical bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia from 18 March 1969 to 26...
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Project Hotfoot (Laos) (redirect from Operation White Star)
Project Hotfoot (also known as Operation Hotfoot, originally known as Operation Ambidextrous) was a secretive military training mission from the United...
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Operation Commando Hunt was a covert U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial interdiction campaign that took place during the Vietnam...
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Kou Kiet (redirect from Operation About Face)
called Operation About Face) was a major Laotian Civil War victory for the anti-communist troops of the Kingdom of Laos. Patterned after prior Operation Raindance...
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Operation Pigfat was a crucial guerrilla offensive of the Laotian Civil War; it lasted from 26 November 1968 to 7 January 1969. Launched by Hmong tribal...
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Operation Lam Son 719 or 9th Route – Southern Laos Campaign (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was a limited-objective...
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Operation Tailwind was a covert incursion by a small unit of United States Army and allied Montagnard forces into southeastern Laos during the Vietnam...
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Operation Strength II (6–31 March 1972) was a Royalist military offensive of the Laotian Civil War. It was devised as another diversion in the mode of...
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Operation Tiger Hound was a covert U.S. 2nd Air Division, later Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial interdiction campaign conducted in...
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Operation Phou Phiang II (6 August – 25 October 1972) was one of the final battles of the Laotian Civil War. It was an attempt to relieve the siege on...
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Operation Pony Express was the covert transportation of, and the provision of aerial support for, indigenous soldiers and material operating across the...
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Operation Counterpunch, waged 26 September 1970 to 7 January 1971, was a military offensive of the Laotian Civil War. Royalist General Vang Pao's guerrilla...
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Operation Snake Eyes was a proposed military operation of the Laotian Civil War. Planned in mid-December 1969 by the U.S. Ambassador to Laos, the planned...
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Operation Strength (6 February – 17 March 1972) was a Royalist military offensive of the Laotian Civil War. The attack, undertaken against the advice...
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Operation Momentum was a guerrilla training program during the Laotian Civil War run by the Central Intelligence Agency to raise a guerrilla force of...
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Operation Maharat (30 December 1971–16 March 1972) was a military offensive of the Royal Lao Government aimed at Communist insurrectionists. At stake...
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