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Operation Barisal Part of Operation Searchlight and Bangladesh Liberation War Date 25 April 1971 – 1 May 1971 Location Barisal, Bay of Bengal, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) Result Pakistan naval success
Starting of Bangladesh Liberation and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971Belligerents Pakistan
Mukti Bahini
Commanders and leaders Captain Ejaz Chaudhri Captain M. A. Jalil Units involved 17th Naval Gun Boat Squadron
8th SEALs, SSG(N)
22nd Frontier Force Regiment
6th Punjab Regiment
14 Squadron Tail choppersMukti Bahini Barisal Units Strength 4 gunboats
1 destroyer
1 patrol boat
24 fighter jetsSeveral hundreds to a few thousads Casualties and losses 23 wounded unknown Further information, see Operation Searchlight, Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Searchlight – Operation Barisal –Jinjira genocide – Battle of Daruin – Battle of Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway – Gopalpur massacre – Chuknagar massacre – Operation Jackpot – Battle of Goahati – Battle of Dhalai Outpost – Battle of DhalaiMukti Bahini – Operation Searchlight – Operation Barisal – Operation Cactus-Lilly – Operation Chengiz Khan – Operation Jackpot – Sinking of PNS Ghazi – Operation Trident – Submarine operations – Operation Python – Battle of Atgram – Battle of Basantar – Battle of Boyra – Battle of Chamb – Battle of Dhalai – Battle of Garibpur – Battle of Gazipur – Battle of Hilli – Battle of Longewala – Battle of Sylhet – Meghna Heli Bridge – Tangail Airdrop – Air War – Naval War – Instrument of Surrender – Simla Agreement
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflictsThe Operation Barisal was a Pakistan naval operation in 1971 intended to free Barisal, East Pakistan from Mukti Bahinis and the dissidents/armed personnel of the Pakistan Defence Forces. It was the part of Operation Searchlight.[1]
References
- ^ Salik, Siddiq, Witness to Surrender, p135
- Salik, Siddiq (1997). Witness to Surrender. ISBN 9-840-51374-5.
- Ali Khan, Maj. Gen Rao Farman (1992). How Pakistan Got Divided. Jung Publishers.
- Shamsul Arefin, A.S.M (1998). History, standing of important persons involved in the Bangladesh war of liberation. The University Press Ltd.. ISBN 984-05-0146-1.
- Islam, Major Rafiqul PSC (ret.) (1995). Muktijuddher Itihas. Kakoli Prokashoni. ISBN 984-437-086-8.
- Rahman, Md. Khalilur (2006). Muktijuddhay Nou-Abhijan. Shahittha Prakash. ISBN 9-844-65449-1.
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