The civil war that raged in Sierra Leone for more than a decade was one of the most brutal intra-state conflicts in recent history. When the British Army sent a Battlegroup of Paratroopers to evacuate British citizens, they couldn’t very well leave the people of Sierra Leone to the fate of the Rebels. The intervention by British Forces is widely viewed as a success and finally brought long-term stability to the country.
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