ambush of two IRA members. Operation Judy, 1987, ambush of eight IRA members. Flavious, 1988, operation against three IRA members in Gibraltar. Belfast, 1988, ambush of IRA unit as it attacked an RUC Station in Belfast, passing taxi driver killed. Drumnakilly, 1988, military confrontation that took place at Drumnakilly in County Tyrone. Loughgall, 1990, ambush of two IRA members. Strabane, 1990, ambush of INLA members, one killed. Coagh, 1991, ambush of three IRA members. Clonoe, 1992, ambush of six IRA members. Coalisland, 1997, one alleged IRA member shot and wounded after a grenade attack on RUC barracks. South Armagh Sniper, 1997, the SAS captured one of two IRA sniper teams employing .50 BMG calibre Barrett M82 and M90 rifles. Persian Gulf War Operation Granby, January 1991, the deployment British forces during the Persian Gulf War. The SAS adopted its classic deep penetration role behind enemy lines, being deployed in numerous reconnaissance missions and raids on Scud launchers and communications sites. They also acted as observers for Coalition artillery and aircraft. Bravo Two Zero, the task was to find and destroy Iraqi Scud missile launchers along a 250 km stretch of the MSR. The patrol was compromised which lead to contact with Iraqi Forces, eventually the 8 man SAS patrol withdrew and began trying to escape and evade the Iraqi forces. Unfortunately 3 members died, 4 were captured and 1 successfully managed to escape alone. Operation Victor Two, February 1991, a successful assault on a Scud communications installation. Bosnian War Operation Joint Endeavor, 16 July 1992 – 2 December 2004, NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Operation Tango, 10 July 1997, the arrest of two suspected war criminals in Prijedor. The men were wanted for involvement in the ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims. Operation Ensue, November 1998, the arrest of a Serbian War criminal. Japanese embassy hostage crisis Operation Chavín de Huántar, 22 April 1997, supplemented Peruvian Army operation. Sierra Leone Civil War Operation Palliser, May 2000, deployment of British forces in Sierra Leone. Operation Barras, 10 September 2000, joint SAS/SBS rescue of 6 captured members of the Royal Irish Regiment in Sierra Leone. 2000s–2010s – The War on Terror War in Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom– Afghanistan , 7 October 2001 – 28 December 2014, NATO deployment in Afghanistan. The SAS were involved in the initial invasion and remained active in the conflict. Operation Determine, October 2001, A and G squadron