In 1995, a team of MARCOS was positioned at the lake and within weeks, militant activity on the lake ceased. This 250-square km lake, surrounded by mountains, was being used freely by militants to reach Srinagar, saving them from having to travel 100 km through the mountains. Operation Rakshak (1995): Two to four teams of MARCOS are deployed round the year in Jammu & Kashmir, at Wular Lake.The team provided maritime special operations support to the Naval Task Force. United Nations Operation in Somalia (1993): Four teams of MARCOS were deployed off Mogadishu in support of the Indian contingent in Somalia.They boarded the vessel and captured all the mercenaries before LTTE sank the vessel.

Operation Zabardust (1992): MV Ahat, an LTTE vessel smuggling arms and ammunition, was intercepted off Madras by MARCOS personnel.

Operation Tasha (1991): Two Prahars were deployed off the southern Tamil Nadu coast to interdict LTTE infiltration and the smuggling of arms and ammunition.

They captured the boat with 46 mercenaries and their hostages that had escaped after the failed coup attempt.

Operation Cactus (1988): Thwarted an attempted coup d’état in the Maldives.

The commandos returned fire and managed to swim back to the ship without any casualties. They were immediately fired upon by the LTTE. They then slipped in without being detected and blew up the harbour with explosives. The operation included a mission to blow up the Jaffna jetty, which saw MARCOS swim 12 km to their target, with their combat load in tow.

Operation Pawan (1987): Accompanied the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) to Sri Lanka to deal with the secessionist LTTE’s (Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelan) marine elements that were operating in the shallow lagoons around Jaffna.

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