Italian Consulate Siege
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
| The Italian Consulate Siege | |||||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||||
| Metropolitan Police Special Air Service |
Al Queda Terrorists | ||||||||
| Commanders | |||||||||
| DAC Robert Barker Colonel Aiden Dempsy |
Ali Akhmed Al Djouf | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown number of Police officers 6 SO-19 Assault 2 SO-19 Snipers Approx 16 + SAS Troops |
Approx 11 Al Queda Terrorists | ||||||||
| Casualties | |||||||||
| 1 Metropolitan Police Officer KIA, 1 WIA 6 SO-19 Assault KIA Approx 2 SAS KIA, 4 WIA |
10 Al Queda KIA, 1 Captured | ||||||||
The Italian Consulate Siege was a fictional battle featured in the third episode of Ultimate Force Season 3. The assault was largely inspired by the real life 1980 Iranian Embassy takeover.
[edit] Prelude
Before the takeover occurred, SAS GCHQ Intelligence got word that Ali Akhmed Al Djouf, a feared terrorist leader had infiltrated Britain. A GCHQ Intelligence operative was sent to infiltrate the cell. His mission was successful and Al Djouf requested a panel van from the operative. The SAS supplied them with a vehicle, installed with a tracking device.
However the Al Queda terrorists found the tracker and tortured the operative named "Agent Wisdom" but he refused to give any information. Most of the cell wanted to kill him but Al Djouf refused, insisting that they go ahead with the plan, then they would kill him.
Al Djouf's cousin, Drew Johnson faked a signature from Italian ambassador Lupo to allow his team which were disguised as workers to allow them into the embassy.
An Italian security guard was furious at this and resolved to the help of a translator to speak to the "workers". The Italian guard wanted to know what was inside the crate they had brought in. After translating it, the Al-Queda terrorists opened the case and drew their weapons.
Unable to react, the terrorists gunned down all the security guards and shot a number of civilians. The Al Queda terrorists seized the remainder of the civilians, including ambassador Senor Lupo and placed them in a small storage room as hostages. The terrorists then shut down the alarm system and placed micro-cameras coupled with motion sensors all over the building, including the Embassy's roof.
SO-19 in conjunction with Metropolitan Police, Paramedic Crews and the British Army sealed off the area. The Terrorists had dumped the dead and some of the badly wounded outside the embassy, and the area became teeming with police and unmarked military vehicles carrying SAS Teams.
The van was confirmed to be carrying a bomb, capable of destroying two blocks if it wasn't rigged to explode in a controlled demolition by bomb disposal experts. Dave, an SAS demolitions expert confirmed that the bomb was virtually impossible to defuse without setting the bomb off and retreated out of the area. Colonel Aiden Dempsy proposed to DAC Robert Barker that all network service providers in the area should shut down all telephone masts to isolate the cell (mobile phone wired to the bomb).
While the SAS prepared an assault, the Metropolitan Negotiators began to contact the terrorists. On demand from Al-Djouf, the Police withdrew their SO-19 snipers, allowing Al Djouf to fire an RPG-7 rocket at a police patrol car, blowing it up killing one officer and severely wounding another claiming that Al-Queda "do not negotiate".
Barclay McDonald took over on the negotiating team, and the SAS planned an assault into the embassy. During this time, inside the Embassy a new security guard, Paul attempted to attack the terrorist in the room when he was alone to try and counter-attack from inside. His efforts were in vain and a small number of heavily armed Al Queda stormed the room, taking Drew and Paul to another area.
On the internet, Al Djouf shot Paul, sparing his cousin Drew (unknown to all at the time that Drew was his cousin). The SAS, having one police officer and one hostage killed already were growing restless. During this time the SO-19 launched an attack on the Italian consulate, much to the protest of Henno claiming that they were well below standard to combat Al-Queda and that Robert Barker was trying to "save his job". At this, sustaining heavy casualties Barker ordered the SO-19 to withdraw and told the SAS they were free to attack.
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