Operation Palliser was the British military intervention in Sierra Leone beginning 7 May 2000, initially to evacuate foreign nationals as Revolutionary United Front rebels advanced on the capital, Freetown. The deployment expanded into training the Sierra Leone Army, backing United Nations peacekeepers, and conducting the special-forces hostage rescue Operation Barras, and is credited with helping end the Sierra Leone Civil War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Operation TypePeacekeeping and stabilization deployment 1 LocationSierra Leone, primarily Freetown and Lungi International Airport 1 Participants1st Battalion Parachute Regiment, 42 Commando Royal Marines, Royal Navy (HMS Illustrious, HMS Argyll), D Squadron 22 Special Air Service, British Army training teams 1 ObjectiveEvacuate foreign nationals, support United Nations peacekeeping forces, and establish sustainable peace in Sierra Leone 1 OutcomeAbout 500 foreign nationals were evacuated, the West Side Boys militia was defeated, and the Revolutionary United Front was disarmed, contributing to the end of the civil war 1 Operation Type
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Operation Palliser, the 2000 British military intervention in Sierra Leone, was led by British Army paratroopers
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WikipediaOperation Barras section
The success of Operation Barras restored confidence in the British mission; one academic suggested that its failure would have forced the British government to withdraw all its forces from Sierra Leone.
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