What the records say
- When
- 13 Jul 2000 – 16 Jul 2000
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 8.50° N, 12.10° W
- Description
- part of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Operation Khukri
Part of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
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 r…
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