Battle of Aidabasalala
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The Battle of Aidabasalala was a small but hard-fought action during the 1999 East Timorese crisis between pro-Indonesian militia and a six-man Australian covert reconnaissance patrol from the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) operating as part of the United Nations-mandated International Force for East Timor (INTERFET). The battle took place near Aidabasalala, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the West Timor border, and saw the Australians attacking a group of more than sixty armed militia. The SASR patrol had been detected whilst establishing an observation post over a village and had to fight their way to a landing zone, being attacked a further three times over a one-and-a-half-hour period, killing a number of their opponents before they were successfully extracted by S-70 Black Hawk helicopter.
1999
Wikidata
Australia, Pro-Indonesia militia, Timor-Leste,
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Location: -8.8728, 125.18, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
3 places
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | Unknown | Wikidata | ||
| event | armed conflict | 1999 | Battle of Aidabasalala | Australia, Pro-Indonesia militia, battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Balibo | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Reduto do Conselheiro Jacinto Cândido | fort | Wikidata | |