The inside story of the most daring SAS rescue mission ever In
September 2000 eleven British soldiers were captured by a notorious
militia gang in Sierra Leone. The so-called 'West Side Boys' had
subjected their part of the country to a long reign of terror,
murdering, kidnapping and mutilating anyone who stood in their way.
Now British soldiers were at their mercy. Surrounded and hopelessly
outnumbered, any resistance would have seen them all killed; yet
their hopes of a quick exchange soon faded. They were assaulted and
subjected to mock executions. Negotiations with the 'Revolutionary
United Front' leaders and the 'West Side Boys' proved futile. Prime
Minister Tony Blair ordered the armed forces to get the men back.
The SAS and elements of the Parachute Regiment were rushed to West
Africa and a naval squadron assembled offshore. The stage was set
for the biggest British military operation on the continent for a
generation - and their most daring rescue mission ever.
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