9 PARA SF Operations

Описание: 9 PARA SF Operations

9 Para SF has a rich experience of successfully carrying out Counter Insurgency Operations in the Kashmir Valley. The 9 Para SF (Special Forces) raided the Pakistani Artillery Positions during Operation Mandhol in 1971. 9 Para SF was conferred with the “Theatre honour of Jammu and Kashmir” for this act of valour.

9 Para SF Operations:
9 Para SF has a rich experience of successfully carrying out Counter Insurgency Operations in the Kashmir Valley. The 9 Para SF (Special Forces) raided the Pakistani Artillery Positions during Operation Mandhol in 1971. 9 Para SF was conferred with the “Theatre honour of Jammu and Kashmir” for this act of valour. 9 Para SF operatives were also conferred with the “Defender of Poonch” honour. 9 Para SF was actively involved in Operation Pawan carried out in Sri Lanka in 1987.

Operation Apache was also carried out by 9 Para SF on 19th November 2001 against the Pakistani Army as a retaliatory military response. 9 Para SF successfully stopped the Pakistani forces from crossing the Line of Control (LoC) several times.

Typically an operative in the 9 Para SF could be involved in about 60 missions with some critical missions spanning many weeks or months in Naxal areas or Jammu and Kashmir.


Unfortunately, Para Special Forces such as the 9th Para SF are sometimes overused to fight insurgents and carry out counter insurgence operations which could be successfully executed by skilled Line Infantry or Para Battalions. Such instances lead to a lot of casualties in the 9 Para SF.

9 Para SF Weapons:
The list of weapons commonly used by the 9th Para SF unit are as follows:

Negev and PKM Machine Guns
Uzi sub machine guns
TAR-21 assualt rifles
Beretta semi automatic pistols
IWI Galil Sniper Rifles
Carl Gustaf and B-300 Shipon Rocket launchers