Operation Khukri: When 233 soldiers of the Indian Army were held hostage in Sierra Leone
Operation Khukri: When 233 soldiers of the Indian Army were held hostage in Sierra Leone An excerpt from ‘Operation Khukri’, by Major General Rajpal Punia and Damini Punia. 18 hours ago Major General Rajpal Punia, who led the Indian Peace Keeoing Force in Sierra Leone as a Major in the Indian Army. On 2 May 2000, I woke up to a message from Colonel Martin, who communicated to me through Sister that the RUF wanted to discuss modalities for the commencement of disarmament at the town hall at 0900 hours. I immediately spoke to Major Nair, who was at the high ground, and he too...
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