Operation Palliser: British Military Intervention in Sierra Leone | May - June 2000

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In May 2000, with the civil war in Sierra Leone showing no signs of improving, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appealed to Britain to intervene in the West African country, to ensure that it didn't fall into the hands of rebel forces. Accordingly, on the 5 May 2000, the British Government announced the launching of Operation Palliser, the codename for the British Military intervention in Sierra Leone; Palliser has since been hailed as one of the most successful Military operations in history.
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Documentary Chapters
00:00 - Introduction & Background to the Civil War
05:17 - Op. Palliser - Army Deployments
08:07 - Op. Palliser - Navy Deployments
10:20 - SLA Reorganisation & Counter-Offensive
13:12 - Battle of Lungi Lol
15:09 - Conclusion

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@oskar6661 Год назад

Always fascinating seeing the impact a small professional force can have in these 'low-intensity' conflicts with rebels and poorly trained militias.

@mezzanoon Год назад

I would certainly not call the British responding force small. The supporting naval and air assets required a huge amount of support personnel, and are honestly what made some of the largest difference

@colinharbinson8284 Год назад

@@mezzanoon And the fact that their soldiers were willing to engage the enemy, unlike the UN forces who had the same or indeed more resources.

@s.wvazim6517 Год назад

Laughs in executive outcomes

@neildavid10 Год назад

@@colinharbinson8284UN forces are not legally allowed to engage the enemy. This is why a lot of the missions are fails, they are humanitarian missions with armed soldiers led by civilians not a military peacekeeping missions lead by military personnel.

@markgrygielewicz8047 Год назад

@@neildavid10 That's not true, from the UN website: "Non-use of force except in self-defence and defence of the mandate UN peacekeeping operations are not an enforcement tool. However, they may use force at the tactical level, with the authorization of the Security Council, if acting in self-defence and defence of the mandate.". The main problem comes down to the calibre of troops that countries use for the UN; it's never top tier, but lower echelon soldier's with little to no training, basically conscripts. And governments do not want to see their soldiers being killed under the UN banner, as it will cause backlash within the country of the soldiers; see the 24 Pakistani soldiers were ambushed and killed while inspecting a weapons-storage facility in Somalia, the Pakistani government took a huge amount of criticism within their own country. So, most UN soldiers will hold back and not engage due to either incompetence at the local level, or cowardice at the national level, or that the UN mandate is muddied and nonsensical, so, no one knows what the hell they are doing there.

@vrsmark 11 месяцев назад

I was on this operation. I'm really proud of what we did there to help those people.

@michaelamos4651 Год назад

Outstanding as usual. British troops as always a credit to their country

@michaeldoolan7595 Год назад

Unfortunately, our leaders are the only enemy we can't beat. The British armed forces have taken a huge dive in quality for diversity, inclusivty, and equity. We have at least 10% female soldiers who in combat are fucking useless. Imagine a 18 year old woman with 100 lbs of kit clearing a trench? It's not going to happen. If women can't compete against men in sport, how do they compete in war?

@fedyno4reviews Год назад

with how the world has repayed us we should have pulled up the drawbridge and left you all to it.

@kremepye3613 Год назад

@fedyno4reviews well you fed us to the Japanese while were fighting your war, then made us all apply for visas to be able to return in favour of the EU, 3 generations of my family fought in British conflicts and i cant even visit for over 90 days without good reason.

@Ligma-Balls-69 Год назад

That escalated quickly 😅

@alfredttarski4521 Год назад

@@fedyno4reviews Self-pitying tosh. Quite typical of your ilk. Ppull up the drawbridge, hypocrite. Now!

@rileyernst9086 Год назад

The UN intervention would have been a good idea. If the UN wasn't completely useless. I thought it was also pretty stupid that the UN also condemned Siera Leone for employing Executive Solutions to come and kick the RUF's arses. When the UN hadn't yet intervened, and when they did their performance was absolutely no substitute for the South African mercenaries.

@Lassisvulgaris Год назад

The problem is what mandate is given. Peacekeeping is just that, being neutral observers, only allowed to defend themselves....

@rileyernst9086 Год назад

Yeah of course. And if they are not deployed with sufficient force they can't even defend themselves. Hence the 17 dead peacekeepers and the captured ones before the British intervention. I don't have a problem with the peacekeepers themselves, but the UN ought to have sent more forces and given them parameter to defend the communities they were stationed in. Otherwise they're just there observe horrific things being done to the locals, which I'd wish on no-one.

@z0phi3l Год назад

The UN only started caring when special interests were being threatened by the fall of the capitol, till then they seemed content on looking to be doing something while letting the "rebels" terrorize innocent civilians

@dragonstormdipro1013 Год назад

The amount of restrictions given to the UN peacekeepers always ruin their effectiveness. The problem is that UN top brass is ran by bureaucrats who know nothing about warfighting.

@Lassisvulgaris Год назад

@@rileyernst9086 I agree. I served as a peacekeeper in Lebanon in 1989, with the Norwegian contigent, but we had little trouble. During 20 years, Norway lost 21 casualties, most to accidents. In total, Norway has participated in about 100 missions, in about 40 countries, since WWII. Around 120 000 have served, whith a loss of 200. Unfortunately many suffer from PTSD. Still, most of us feel we made a difference....

@tastybunch6230 Год назад

Massively underrated and appreciated channel. Amazing commentary, animations, and almost impossibly specific/accurate details minute by minute. Thank you so much for posting these videos.

@johngalt2506 Год назад

This is by far my favorite channel.

@michaelamos4651 Год назад

Well said. The attention to detail is fantastic 👌

@WolfoftheWoodsAirsoft Год назад

I read about Lunghi Loi in a book about the Pathfinders. It again showed how well the British Army can do it's job under the most demanding circumstances with limited resources.

@tomwalker5929 Год назад

Best book I’ve ever read

@52wy Год назад

Can any of you remember the name of the book ?

@Saba-if5mu Год назад

Lol, limited resources? That must be not a UK

@THANNYUNT-mh4qz 11 месяцев назад

@@52wy .

@estellemelodimitchell8259 Год назад

Pathfinder Platoon’s effort in holding and fending off Lungi Lolfrom the RFU was really impressive. What was not mentioned here was that the 26 Pathfinders were under equipped, under strength and not enough Ammon because they had just arrived a few days prior and quarmasters were still sorting out supplies at the airport. Steve Heaney in his book mentioned that when contact was made with RFU, he requested reinforcement from HQ. A Chinook arrived the next day with only an officer onboard. When Steve and his CO saw only 1 guy disembarking from the Chinook, they went into a rage and anger because that officer was sent on a fact finding mission. Needless to say that officer got F by them for coming empty handed. They felt abandoned by the HQ. After that 9 mortar men from the Royal Artillery were sent to reinforce the Pathfinders. With the long range and heavy weapons of the RA, that proved decisive in the battle with RUF.

@barryalexander2909 Год назад

Not quite accurate. C Coy were on the ground reinforcing the PF by about 0700. The company extracted that evening after the rebels had withdrawn / been defeated. C Coy were back out the following day and stayed for 5 or 6 days. I was there on both occasions as part of a medical team. Most surreal was the arrival of a RMP SIB team to assess if the rebels were killed legally.

@estellemelodimitchell8259 Год назад

@@barryalexander2909 Thanks for sharing your experience. Just read the book again, and indeed C Coy was sent to reinforce. In the book, it was mentioned Major Bob Bryant led the C Coy. Probably not his real name but his character in the book was quite bossy and he tried to pull rank on the PF. There was also a RM Capt who was sent before the C Coy’s arrival where the RM was planned to take over from the PF afterwards

@lex1945 Год назад

Thank you for again an outstanding upload!

@ty2124 9 месяцев назад

Thank you and yet another outstanding presentation video on our forces worldwide.

@unbearifiedbear1885 Год назад

The Brits conducted themselves and their operations *impeccably* in SL - shout out to the lads and ladies involved in this often overshadowed deployment ❤🙏🏻🇬🇧

@stuartkcalvin Год назад

Great piece mate, keep 'em coming.

@robbabcock_ Год назад

Thanks for a terrific video!

@ttrestle Год назад

Love your content brother. Watching the vid now. Keep up the outstanding work. Long live the fighters!

@StevenKeery Год назад

Another excellent episode. Well done the lads. Thanks for uploading.

@owenstafford67 Год назад

Great content! Well made and a favourite of mine on you tube.

@balla3987 Год назад

where standard history has no intention of reminding generations of the work we do as a small nation globally. You endeavour to educate. Thanks again mate.

@conqc20 Год назад

There is a book called Operation Mayhem about the Pathfinders in Lungi Lol. An Operation Certain Death, when the Sas/Paras attacked the West SIde Boys in Sierra Leone to rescue British soliders. Both are great books.

@DONK8118 Год назад

My mate was one of the Pathfinders on that operation

@mayajrj Год назад

@@DONK8118 The book sounds as though there was a bit more going on than described. Not knocking this channel as it's great but perhaps the MOD should stop preening themselves and let British troops be acknowledged for what they face and what they do. Mirbat comes to mind . Many thanks for your mate for his service. I hope he is ok.

@Axispaw1 Год назад

FYI Operation Certain Death was the planned mission to land SAS troops in Argentina during the Falklands War. The one in Sierra Leone you are referring to is called Operation Barras 😊

@parkgate-ub1ey Год назад

@DONK8118 my mate was one of the captured. I also would of been there if not kicked out for fighting a few months earlier.. sad times

@mh53j Год назад

The proposed operation in the Falklands was Operation Mikado. There was no "Operation Certain Death"; that's not how operations are named. Will Fowler wrote a book for Osprey Publishing titled "Certain Death in Sierra Leone: The SAS and Operation Barras 2000" That's probably where the confusion is coming from.

@kamatmehbro Год назад

Amazing as always

@mrjonnylowes Год назад

Follow up on this with Op Silkman next please. Especially covering II Sqn RAF Regt only Operational jump this century and last since Suez. Followed by Barras.

@Peace5374 Год назад

I agree, please do follow ups as suggested by @mrjonnylowes

@chethemerc7841 Год назад

There are two versions of Barras. The Official one and the real one.

@mrjonnylowes Год назад

@@chethemerc7841 yeah? That’s interesting, doesn’t surprise me. Something doesn’t tally with the KIA Trooper.

@schuletrip Год назад

This channel is superb

@michaelbehrens1660 Год назад

Brother your content is always center mass!!!

@param3998 Год назад

loved the video mate! you could have also included Operation Khukri in this video.

@MaxDamage182 Год назад

Great video as always. When will you do one on Operation Barras in Sierra Leone?

@pierregarcia1030 Год назад

How about the excellent work of Executive Outcomes in Sierra Leone?

@davidrobertson5700 Год назад

We thank the British very much for their service , every day is poppy day

@everynamewastakenomg Год назад

Shows how important good training and communication is. A small trained force is superior to a bunch of rebels running around like headless chickens.

@Free-Bodge79 Год назад

Quality!💛

@user-sb3sn8di1s 10 месяцев назад

Thank you, UK forces for bringing much-needed leadership and relief to the people of Sierra Leone 😊

@manuelregiment Год назад

Great Work❤

@killer3000ad Год назад

Great no nonsense video on the British intervention that saved Sierra Leone from becoming another Somalia. On another note, will you do a video on another event that occurred in Sierra Leone involving the British military and a certain group called the West Side Boys? (Hint: Operation Barras)

@johnm5657 Год назад

Another excellent story presented by yourself.

@mikewinston8709 Год назад

My experience of UN peace keepers in the former Yugoslavia supplied by third world countries was similar….Malaysia and Nigeria spring to mind. Quite simply they wouldn’t soldier or even leave their barracks. Utterly useless….🇬🇧

@alexanderthegreatoz5945 Год назад

But in Malaysia it's been advertised as if Msian troops have been highly successful. Even deployed crack commandos to ward off Serbians.

@paul-cm8ti Год назад

I was involved in basilica, great deployment

@Peace5374 Год назад

Thank you for your service.

@mohamedjalloh8048 Год назад

Thank you for your service. Because of it. Today we are free in Sierra leone 🇸🇱

@paul-cm8ti Год назад

@@mohamedjalloh8048 No worries mate. It was heartbreaking to see all the amputees, yet still managed to be a beautiful and welcoming country

@indigohammer5732 Год назад

Interestingly, The Para's captured a couple of L1A1 Rifles, and took them home as trophies. When they looked up the serial numbers, they were surprised to discover that some of them were used by the Regiment on "Bloody Sunday". Worryingly, these rifles were meant to be held in embargo at Donnington as part of the criminal inquiry into events that day.

@bremnersghost948 Год назад

Recently read the Para Pathfinders RSM Steve Browns biography in which he describes Lungi Lol and Op Palliser, Highly recommend his books.

@alexward7536 Год назад

If you haven't seen it already watch, The Pathfinders: Jungle Battle in Sierra Leone | TEA & MEDALS it's a 45 minute interview that goes into great detail about lungi lol

@mayajrj Год назад

@@alexward7536 is it on YT? I don't have a a tv. but sounds great

@highgreen6452 Год назад

You know youre gonna have a bad day coming up against a few SAS and paras... great video 👍

@FruitFlyKilla Год назад

Operation Barras next 👍🏻

@ca9968 Год назад

Short for "Embarrass"... How to rescue an imbecilic officer and his men after he makes a total coc* up on a patrol...

@mrjonnylowes Год назад

Nah Silkman Op jump next, followed by Barras.

@DianaKazimiera- Год назад

I heard several times about the Barras operation...a difficult and very complicated operation.Great respect to the services that successfully completed the operation...great respect from 🇵🇱🕊️🤝

@SpookyFox1000 Год назад

Simply the best !

@danielstocker2443 Год назад

Can you do a video on Operation silkman

@mitchpietryga5941 Год назад

Do one on operation Barriss next.

@Pranav-qc3nc Год назад

the thing is operation kukri lead by the indian forces was the one that led to operation pallister because after operation kukri did india set the stage that direct action needed to be taken against these rebels if yall dont know operation kukri was an indian special forces mission to rescue i think 400 indian UN troops and bring them back to india

@dragonstormdipro1013 Год назад

India did Op Khukri going against UN mandate. Jaitley was as much angry at UN headquarters as much he was at RUF. No wonder after Sierra Leone Indian peacekeepers were given much more autonomy in places like South Sudan, causing to things like Bloody Christmas battle in 2013

@lessismore945 17 дней назад

The un peacemakers were trying to rescue the Indian soldiers instead of fight against RUF?

@janesanford9103 Год назад

I was there in 91-92. I helped train SLA and SLA-Navy units. Busy days.

@derekbell4641 Год назад

Slight problem. The Airport layout at the time of the civil war did not look like that shown. The northern 'Terminal' shown did not exist. The terminal then in existence is on the other, southern opposite side, of the runway - the apron can be seen as what looks like a three legged table. Those 'legs' are the taxiways onto the apron.

@christianmolina5696 Год назад

Well done!

@alexward7536 Год назад

There is a great interview with the CO of the pathfinders detailing the conflict on the ground. The Pathfinders: Jungle Battle in Sierra Leone | TEA & MEDALS is the name of it, it's a great channel with some interviews with some very interesting people and I highly recommended it

@VFRSTREETFIGHTER Год назад

I just read Gunship Ace about Neall Ellis, the Sierra Leone Civil War is tragic.

@TimesFM4532 10 месяцев назад

As a Brit and labour member on both counts one of our finest hours

@adieraisers4083 Год назад

A decent summary but you omit a significant chunk of some.of the most interesting aspects leading up to and of OP PALLISER itself. This includes the 4 day escape and evasion from RUF captivity by Royal Marines Major Phil Ashby who had been a UN Observer. Then subsequent tasks conducted by the Amphibious Readiness Group who set about conducting an urgent Non Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) before reconfiguring into a warfighting role, conducting foot, vehicle and boat patrols against the RUF. The ARG was led by Captain Scot Lidbetter RN (Captain of HMS Ocean) and Lt Col Andy Salmon RM ( CO 42 Commando Royal Marines). I happened to be one of 2 Royal Marines Officers leading 4 day boat patrols with 9 ASRM and 42 Cdo against the rebels. I also commanded the first ARG mission, to find a channel up the Sierra Leone river in order to get HMS Chatham at least 5km upriver, bringing 42 Cdo Recce Troop under the protection of naval gunfire support. Major Phil Ashby joined me on that mission fresh off his r day E&E. I hope this fills in some gaps.

@pierevojzola9737 Год назад

Hi, nice to have a Rupert speak up for a change, Sir!

@anthonycbudd Год назад

There is an excellent podcast called "Tea & Medals" that did an episode about the contact at Longi Lol that interviews Brig. David Richards and the infantry on the ground

@sorryforthings72 Год назад

The UN excuse sounds a lot like the excuse used in Mogadishu in 1993.

@gledhill4911 Год назад

I was there on RFA Sir Percivale. Got the medal. I saw a few dead bodies float down the Leone river.

@Mark-kh1ny Год назад

Damn, popped into my feed as my kid is getting in the car. I’ll be back!!!!!!!!

@BohemothWatts-vz1lc Год назад

The odd thing about this is that I recently went into contract to buy a house in Sierra Leone. I knew that once there was a Civil War. But I didn't know the extent of the war. Too I am adopting a son who is in Sierra Leone.

@terrynewsome6698 Год назад

respect to Nigeria for also participating in the operation in the country. They proved their metal

@goodshipkaraboudjan Год назад

Fantastic video as always. Once again and unfortunate example of a UN deployment being nothing more than a paper tiger. I spent some time working with and being around a lot of UN admin/policy types in Africa as a pilot on contract. I'm convinced they only worked for the UN because they couldn't get a job as a barista or bartender.

@SwissMarksman Год назад

The UN 😂

@dciccantelli Год назад

My thoughts exactly. Absolutely not surprised at all.....😄

@arc5549 Год назад

Wow, they should make a movie out of it.

@TruckNgamin 7 месяцев назад

As a survivor the British Soldiers saved so much life including mine the RUF would have killed everyone if they didn’t intervene

@jjt1093 Год назад

I started Baby para training around this time and already heard that a few after completion would be going here

@notaking8571 Год назад

If you want to know more about the battle at Lungi Lol, there’s a great interview with the Pathfinder’s Platoon Sergeant Steve Heaney MC on the Tea & Medals podcast.

@psykat9816 Год назад

Executive Outcomes also did operations in Sierra Leone

@jamesh3329 Месяц назад

Do one for the 1st battalion paratroops at Djebel Alliliga Feb 1943,described as some of the toughest they faced. The Fallschirmjäger they faced called them the red devils ( their nickname to this day).

@paulbriggs5238 Год назад

I love us 🇬🇧

@stephenmasser3673 Год назад

Please cover operation Franklin (the cockleshell heroes raid)

@Klingoncodfan Год назад

Valentine Strasser sounds totally like an invented name for a rpg game

@yorkshire_tea6875 Год назад

Just an average British trip to Africa

@martinlatour9311 Год назад

Funny how quickly the accusations of "evil colonizers" are forgotten when it's time to ask for help so you don't get ravaged by your own kind

@skepticalbadger Год назад

So colonising other people's land is a good thing then?

@michaelamos4651 Год назад

@@skepticalbadger Don't think he said that did he

@PersonalityMalfunction Год назад

It takes a special kind of liberal to demonise the ones ready to risk their lives to help others who by their own corruption and incompetence have managed to turn independence into a living hell.

@DBlockSquadron Год назад

If you're a racist just say that and go on with your day

@proudfirebrand3946 Год назад

@@DBlockSquadron

@napoleonibonaparte7198 Год назад

And now, the Army finds itself stretched thinly with just 72k personnel...

@johnallen7807 Год назад

Not to mention 6 front line fighter squadrons in the RAF and 19 major surface units in the RN!

@Rannerdale Год назад

More money spent on booze at Boris Johnson's Covid party and dodgy ppe contracts given to Tory cronies.

@ACshinealight 11 месяцев назад

Rest in peace Brad Tinion.

@ishadowmarshall282 11 месяцев назад

The effectiveness of the British army cannot be more clearer than this.

@ianm4633 Год назад

This hardly touch's on the true story of Lungi Lol. 26 Pathfinders 1 Royal Marine a platoon of UN Nigerian troops with very little ammunition and the unarmed villagers against an estimated 2000 rebels. Only illum rounds for the mortars, no claymores, there wasn't even a QRF available, read Operation Mayhem by Steve Heaney MC and Damien Lewis

@GAZMofBI74 Год назад

South African P.M.C Executive Outcomes finest hour as well iirc?🧐🇬🇧👌😎👍👍👍

@rolandgoetz7762 Год назад

I am surprised that no mention was made here of the role of EO?

@rolandgoetz7762 Год назад

Here I mean in the background history leading to Ops Peleser.

@user-jq1zz5fx2s Год назад

It's heart wrenching to observe that the British army can pacify the madness of African leaders to stick in power.

@allo-other Год назад

"Invetervention"? Don't ya hate it when typos are immortalized in thumbnails?

@livethforevermore Год назад

Good spot! Don't know how I missed that typo, but I will quickly amend it. Thanks 👍

@ChinaChinaChinaChinaChinaChin4 Год назад

❤

@richarddepledge960 Год назад

nice one mate. The brits as usual show the way to go. The UN worldwide everywhere they deploy and operate are a complete waste of rations. And always have been so. Maroon machine at its best rapid deployment and getting the job done.

@tomoslewis9656 Год назад

Important note: Sierra Leone was a colony established by the British for those rescued from slavers. It's protection is part of our debt of honour.

@ajaypal14121 Год назад

Make Indian special forces operation video too Operation khukri in Sierra Leone which waa done before this operation

@francisebbecke2727 Год назад

Sad part of the world. In my prayers. No plans to retire there. Yea British Armed forces!

@ptonpc Год назад

These were the operations that gave Tony Blair a taste for war. He liked the idea of being seen as a hero to the world while doing it on the cheap.

@minimad8793 Год назад

I hate correcting you but Argyll never went up the river. Just saying.

@johnallen7807 Год назад

Once again a failure by UN forces, many people do not realise the countries that provide these troops are very well paid for their role. If they cannot do the job they should not be paid and replaced asap.

@dragonstormdipro1013 Год назад

The troops are for most part, not to blame. It is mainly the upper management who fails the mission.

@johnallen7807 Год назад

@@dragonstormdipro1013 It's not "upper management" it's "senior officers" and a lack of leadership. As they say "management is knowing what needs to be done but leadership is getting it done".

@dragonstormdipro1013 Год назад

@@johnallen7807 No, the upper political management is to blame for UN failures. For example, in Sierra Leone itself the military head of UNAMSIL was Maj Gen VK Jaitley. He was a capable officer who helped India win Kargil War. But in SL he was utterly frustrated because his troops only had the permission to accept the surrender of rebels by UN management in NY. These resulted in 223 Indian Gorkha troops being surrounded by RUF. Jaitley had enough by this point to start Operation Khukri going against UN Mandate.

@johnallen7807 Год назад

@@dragonstormdipro1013 So he should have resigned.

@dragonstormdipro1013 Год назад

@@johnallen7807 He did ultimately. He was also dealing with Cancer by 2000. However before retiring he also almost threatened UN to never send Indian peacekeepers ever again if they weren’t given more autonomy on field. This resulted in peacekeepers gaining more autonomy in subsequent UN missions. Read about Indian UN operations in South Sudans in 2013 and you will see marked improvement.

@Dogboon- Год назад

And we all know those Paras just wanted to get stuck in.

@ca9968 Год назад

Ah yes, the UN...UNinterested in doing anything...as usual...

@bbbb98765 Год назад

Except that, in this case, the UN was the driving force behind this Op. It has had its moments, though not recently

@skepticalbadger Год назад

@@bbbb98765Don't expect nuance from YT commenters.

@bbbb98765 Год назад

@@skepticalbadger Never give up. It's always worth adding something useful. Despite the very low success rate

@ca9968 Год назад

@@bbbb98765 so you missed the part where it took the British having to send manpower out to the UN to organize them and get them motivated to actually do what they were they were there in the first place to do... Selective hearing I take it...?

@bbbb98765 Год назад

@@ca9968 Nope. Caught it. Obviously. What you haven't clicked onto yet is that that is exactly why Kofi Anan asked the Brits et al to go in and beef it up. And it worked. Because the UN played it cleverly. All clear now? I can dumb it down if necessary, and I fear it might be

@Mrgunsngear Год назад

🍿

@notsomalicious4435 Год назад

Back when Britain (we) did stuff

@josephfranzen9196 Год назад

The British did an outstanding job in Africa in general. However Executive Outcomes also had quite an impact.

@emmanuelonwunali Год назад

It was ecomog forces led by Nigeria that stabilized Sierra Leone not the British, British want to steal ecomog forces glory through false intervention in that country

@defcon1africa676 Год назад

You're using footage of Nigerian ECOMOG troops as S-leonean troops.

@fordaiffa6022 Год назад

military hardware and technology made the differences .....

@johnwilliamson4025 Год назад

AS always in Military matters ; just do the basic things right BUT there must be a clear objective - war is always politics by other means.

@jonathonlewis118 Год назад

Bad as 👏👏

@HanginInSF Год назад

So.....why do we need the UN again?

@anthonywest2989 Год назад

Horrific suffering of these poor innocent people.

@johngalt2506 Год назад

Interesting how the SAS was deployed but nothing was heard about their (obviously successful) operations. Contrast with if SEALs had been deployed. There'd be 20 books written about their operations. 😂

@Ukraineaissance2014 Год назад

You have to have a degree in creative writing to be chosen for SEAL selection now

@Seth9809 Год назад

Except there are how many SAS's programs around the world? Also, at least one of the groups like SAS in the United States, says they just copied the SAS.

@geetee2694 Год назад

@@Ukraineaissance2014 or a good agent.

@jonathannorris8992 Год назад

If you have spent any time around British Paras you will get that they are less Hollywood and more Sid Vicious. Basically, short mad and very bad to know, lol

@pierevojzola9737 Год назад

Who ever said aggressive attitude doesn’t help?

@edwardjohn6694 10 месяцев назад

France was present in Sierra Leone rebel war in the form of Guinea Conakry military to protect people like me,ya'll see I am a rebel too . I'm a French too . I'm French -American. Although I was also supporting the rebels too

@pauldoherty1702 11 месяцев назад

BRF BABY

@not.likely Год назад

That's how to fight

@theodoros9428 Год назад

It was a mercenaries unit : Guns for hire S.A.S , Legionnaires, American marines rodesians about 120 men This men stopped 3000 guerillas who want to captured the capital