Operation Portland

9-10 November 2024: Combat Mission, Catterick OBUA

Location: IVO Nyala, south Darfur, Sudan 

During the events of operation Jutland TF45 targeted multiple known safe houses eliminating several high ranking AS extremists and successfully recovering hard drives from several computers inside the main target building. 

This intel along with corroborating reports confirmed the presence of chemical weapon components. 

This led to a phased operation to prevent these components being extracted from the region. Unfortunately the operation was a failure and led to a senior UKSF operator being taken hostage. Despite a concerted rescue attempt the hostage was used as a test case for an as yet unidentified chemical weapon and died as a result. 

The CBRN components and a large drug shipment as well as the dead body were then extracted by AS forces. 

Satellite imagery has confirmed the vehicles left moving south towards the porous border with the Central African Republic. HUMINT has confirmed the vehicles stopped in the Nyala area but have not departed. 

TF45 have been tasked to locate the convoy and prevent it from leaving southern Darfur so that the CBRN shipment can be intercepted and destroyed and a body recovery operation can be undertaken. 

UK and US Intelligence agencies believe if unstopped this shipment will cross the border into the CAR where it could be deployed against anti AS groups, or possibly moved across the country and into CHAD itself. This intel aligns with a failed attempt by Russian Wagner splinter group last year to take a CBRN weapon into CHAD where the suspicion is it could be used as leverage by the Chadian government. Further concerns are the confirmation of active Wagner group operators in South Sudan and the CAR; SIGINT suggests Moscow is keen to take control of either the infected body or the CBRN components themselves for Russian interests.

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Catterick OBUA – Directions

Lat, Long / Postcode:
54.359700, -1.717140 / DL9 3RH

Arrivals:
1800H-2300H 8 November
0730H-0830H 9 November

Price

£100 TOTAL
– Online booking of £45 deposit (plus fees)
– Remainder to be paid on arrival