General information

Call No.:

350-3-2:4/19

Part of series

HU OSA 350-3-2 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Africa: Sierra Leone

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #4 / No. 19

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009776

Date of production

2000-07-26

Date

2000

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English

Duration

5 min.

Content

Form/Genre

Television program

Contents Summary

Recorded on July 16 and 17, 2000, this is a video of the UN, British, and ECOMOG joint operation to rescue 220 peacekeepers being held hostage by RUF rebels in Kailahun, Sierra Leone. It includes footage of a UN gunship flying over the Eastern Province town of Kailahun after providing cover fire for the joint rescue operation; shots of a truck arriving with an injured UN peacekeeper; images of the UN base in Daru; shots of a UN tank convoy; images of UN soldiers on a radio and of UN Force Commander overseeing operations in Daru; shots of British soldiers milling about; and footage of UN soldiers firing heavy artillery from Daru to give advancing troops cover. It features an interview with UN Force Commander Major-General Vijay Jetley.

Context

Associated Names

APTN (Creator/Author)