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Operation Khukri was a unique multinational operation launched in the United Nations Assistance 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 at Kailahun by effecting a fighting break out and redeploying them with the main battalion at Daru.

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Operation Khukri

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*One vehicle destroyed *Several injuries due to shrapnel wounds, 33 men suffering from illness due to siege No deaths, several injuries:

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*Nigeria UNAMSIL 20pxRevolutionary United Front *United Kingdom *Ghana *India

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2000-07-16Z

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*Freetown successfully defended against RUF attack *Besieged UN Forces extracted

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**Approximately six companies of riflemen of the 5/8th Gorkha Rifles at Daru, elements of 14th Mechanised Infantry Battalion **Two Companies of the Nigerian Army **8Mil Mi-8s **3Mil Mi-35s Approximately 2000-5000 troops divided into 5 battalions **2 Para (SF) **One Quick Reaction Company of Mechanised Infantry and Paracommandos **QRC of Mechanised Infantry *Ground units and Airborne units **2Chinooks **Several Mortars and one Light Field Gun **2 Companies of the Ghana Army **2HAL Chetaks **223 troops of 5/8th Gorkha Rifles besieged at Kailahun Approximately 2000-2500 troops **18th Grenadiers **One Company of engineers **1C-130 Hercules *Aircraft *Reserves

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