Climbed 2,000 meters with only a gun and a walkie-talkie: new details about the rescue operation

The American air crew member who fell deep in Iran was equipped with a gun, a walkie-talkie and a tracking device and climbed to a height of about 2,100 meters to reach the meeting point with the rescue forces, according to new details revealed today (Monday) in the American media regarding the daring rescue operation. It was reported on the CNN network that an American commando force reached the high mountains where the officer had climbed – and managed to rescue him safely.

After the plane was shot down, the location of the American officer was unknown, and he was injured during the abandonment. He escaped and hid in a ravine to avoid detection, and later managed to contact the army, but communications were cut off to avoid exposure to the Iranian forces. After making contact, the CIA was able to locate his location in the mountains.

In the New York Times it was reported that a commando force that included Team 6 of the Sea Lions participated in the operation. This is one of the elite and most famous units of the US armed forces – among other things, its fighters eliminated al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

Hundreds of American military and intelligence personnel participated in the operation to rescue the American officer, including special forces who carried out the actual rescue, as well as CIA agents who activated a deception operation in advance to mislead potential Iranian forces, according to the CNN network. At the same time as the military planning efforts, an intelligence arena was also operating: American intelligence agents spread information inside Iran according to which the two crew members had already been rescued, in an attempt to confuse the Revolutionary Guards who were urgently looking for the officer.

It was also reported in the New York Times that the US special forces approached the mountain where the officer was hiding, American planes hovered in their favor and attacked targets in the area to prevent Iranian forces from reaching the area. While some of the major media reported that a shootout was recorded between the special fighters and Iranian forces, others reported that the special forces’ shooting was only intended to keep the Iranians away from the area. President Trump followed the events from the situation room at home the white

According to the CNN report, Israel rejected some of the attacks planned in Iran so as not to interfere with the rescue operation, and even provided intelligence assistance. Our reporter Nir Davori reported that Israel also contributed in a specific attack that helped the operation.