The British Special Air Service (SAS) initiated "Operation Nimrod" to rescue the remaining hostages, abseiling from the roof and forcing entry through the windows. During the 17-minute raid they rescued all but one of the remaining hostages and killed five of the six hostage-takers.

Oct 26, 2012 · Operation NIMROD was a successful hostage rescue operation executed by the British Special Air Service (SAS) on May 5, 1980. In less than 20 minutes, they overtook the building of the Iranian Embassy in London, which was occupied by terrorists killing six terrorists and capturing one.

One of the most famous counter-terrorism operations in British history took place in May 1980. Gunmen overran the Iranian Embassy in London and took hostages. After a tense siege, the crisis was resolved when the building was stormed by the …

May 5, 2024 · The mission was codenamed Operation Nimrod. 44 years ago today it was the penultimate day of the Iranian Embassy Siege. Whilst SAS tactical commanders would not know this, they continued to revise and refine their plans, considering all alternative assault options.

Apr 30, 2024 · Operation Nimrod, known colloquially as the Iranian Embassy Siege occurred on April 30 th, 1980. Six armed revolutionaries of the Democratic Revolutionary Movement for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRMLA) seized the Iranian Embassy at No.16 Princes Gate, London, taking twenty-four hostages.

On April 30, 1980, Arab terrorists took hostages in the Iranian Embassy in London. The British SAS's Operation Nimrod ended the siege.

Nov 22, 2024 · On April 30, 1980, six armed men from the Democratic Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Arabistan (DRFLA) stormed the Iranian Embassy in London. Armed with machine guns, grenades, and explosives, they quickly subdued the …

Apr 18, 2016 · On the 30th April 1980, six armed men entered the Iranian embassy in London. Its inhabitants were taken hostage – staff and guests who included the ambassador, British journalists and PC Trevor Lock, the policeman guarding the embassy.

May 2, 2020 · The pictures show the end of the incident on May 5, 1980, when SAS men abseiled down the building in an assault known as Operation Nimrod. The soldiers stormed the building through the...

Operation Nimrod - The Iranian Embassy Siege . The breaking of a terrorist siege in the heart of London in 1980 catapulted the normally secretive SAS onto the world stage. The audacious daylight assault, carried out in the full glare of media scrutiny, made the Regiment and it's motto, 'Who Dares Wins' an indelible part of UK culture.