Operation Barras was a British Army operation that took place in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000, during the late stages of the nation's civil war.... 49 KB (6,621 words) - 19:03, 26 November 2023 |
Barras may refer to: Barras, Cumbria, England Barras, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France Barras, Piauí, Brazil Duas Barras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sete Barras... 661 bytes (101 words) - 14:57, 17 May 2022 |
forces launched a mission codenamed Operation Barras, freeing the remaining six. The success of Operation Barras restored confidence in the British mission;... 61 KB (8,343 words) - 16:17, 7 June 2023 |
subsequently destroyed in an operation by the Special Air Service and Parachute Regiment in September 2000 during Operation Barras. The group was influenced... 5 KB (549 words) - 01:43, 27 March 2024 |
Battalion, Parachute Regiment carried out a hostage rescue operation, code named Operation Barras. The objective was to rescue five members of 1st Battalion... 117 KB (16,161 words) - 14:38, 8 April 2024 |
Director Special Forces from 1999 to 2001, which included command of Operation Barras in September 2000. Holmes was commissioned into the Scots Guards in... 4 KB (284 words) - 14:00, 28 March 2024 |
for veterans. Operation Certain Death: The Inside Story of the SAS's Greatest Battle (Century, 2004) - The account of Operation Barras, the attempt by... 12 KB (1,411 words) - 23:46, 22 April 2024 |
Mil Mi-24 (section Peruvian operations (1989–present)) Freetown. Neall Ellis also piloted a Mi-24 during the British-led Operation Barras against West Side Boys. Guinea also used its Mi-24s against the RUF... 116 KB (11,124 words) - 12:56, 28 April 2024 |
Peruvian Army operation. Sierra Leone Civil War Operation Palliser, May 2000, deployment of British forces in Sierra Leone. Operation Barras, 10 September... 56 KB (7,431 words) - 15:06, 30 March 2024 |
recognition of an act or acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy". All ranks of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, British... 17 KB (891 words) - 02:53, 21 December 2023 |
Special Forces Support Group (section Operations) Service (SBS) squadrons assaulted the al-Qaeda cave complex. During Operation Barras in Sierra Leone, soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment... 16 KB (1,674 words) - 14:57, 28 February 2024 |
Special Boat Service (redirect from School of Combined Operations) the SBS, integrated with the SAS, were involved in Operation Barras, a hostage rescue operation in Sierra Leone that successfully rescued five captured... 75 KB (8,363 words) - 20:23, 19 April 2024 |
Palmas kidnappings Palawan, Philippines 27 May 2001 Varied periods Operation Barras Sierra Leone 10 October 2000 17 days Bus 174 hostage crisis Rio de... 29 KB (147 words) - 21:53, 22 April 2024 |
Observer, where he facilitated Operation Barras in September 2000. He was an operations officer for ECOMOG Operations in Liberia. As a staff officer,... 7 KB (552 words) - 10:34, 7 February 2024 |
successfully during the Sierra Leonean Civil War in 2000 including Operation Barras, and Operation Telic IV in the Persian Gulf from February–August 2005. Ships... 1 KB (232 words) - 03:14, 6 November 2023 |
on Operation Khukri. The film will have Shah Rukh Khan, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Rajkummar Rao in lead roles. Operation Barras, similar operation to rescue... 23 KB (3,060 words) - 22:46, 4 April 2024 |
# Title Disaster Hour 1 "SAS Mission Impossible" Operation Barras 10 September 2000 06:00 – 07:00 On 10 September 2000, the West Side Boys held members... 15 KB (508 words) - 13:14, 20 April 2024 |
Barra is a name for an engine range created by Ford Australia, including the inline-6 and unrelated SOHC V8 in the Ford Australia Falcon between 2002... 19 KB (2,321 words) - 13:47, 21 April 2024 |
Mi-24 Hind and providing air support for British forces executing Operation Barras. He has founded his own paramilitary company, Jesa Air West Africa... 167 KB (19,323 words) - 15:00, 29 April 2024 |
Fowler, Will (10 Apr 2010). Certain Death in Sierra Leone: The SAS and Operation Barras 2000. Raid 10. Osprey Publishing. pp. 24–25. ISBN 9781846038501. Government... 62 KB (6,301 words) - 03:20, 25 April 2024 |
of the Koya chiefdom within the district. The village was part of Operation Barras, a rescue mission involving the British Army and the West Side Boys... 6 KB (129 words) - 02:55, 6 August 2017 |
clasp was awarded, although personnel who took part in Operation Maidenly or Operation Barras were entitled to add a silver rosette to their award. The... 5 KB (540 words) - 14:30, 18 October 2023 |