Operation Barras was a British Army operation that took place in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000, during the late stages of the nation's civil war....

Barras may refer to: Barras, Cumbria, England Barras, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France Barras, Piauí, Brazil Duas Barras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sete Barras...

forces launched a mission codenamed Operation Barras, freeing the remaining six. The success of Operation Barras restored confidence in the British mission;...

subsequently destroyed in an operation by the Special Air Service and Parachute Regiment in September 2000 during Operation Barras. The group was influenced...

Battalion, Parachute Regiment carried out a hostage rescue operation, code named Operation Barras. The objective was to rescue five members of 1st Battalion...

Director Special Forces from 1999 to 2001, which included command of Operation Barras in September 2000. Holmes was commissioned into the Scots Guards in...

single-handedly. He also provided fire support for British troops during Operation Barras. Ellis' private military career under Sandline led him to deployment...

for veterans. Operation Certain Death: The Inside Story of the SAS's Greatest Battle (Century, 2004) - The account of Operation Barras, the attempt by...

Marshall in Zero Hour a TV dramatisation of Special Air Service mission operation Barras in Sierra Leone. The next year he appeared in three episodes of the...

Freetown. Neall Ellis also piloted a Mi-24 during the British-led Operation Barras against West Side Boys. Guinea also used its Mi-24s against the RUF...