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1976 attacks on Malaysian guerrilla army camps
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Operation Gubir II
Part of Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989)
Date15 April – 3 May 1976 (1976-04-15 – 1976-05-03)
LocationGubir, Malaysia–Thailand border6°08′31″N 100°51′01″W / 6.1420°N 100.8503°W / 6.1420; -100.8503
Result Malaysian succesfully
Belligerents
Malaysia Malaysia MNLA
Commanders and leaders
Malaysia Hussein Onn
Malaysia Mokhtar Hashim		 No centralised leadership
Strength
3,000 Soldiers 300 Insurgents
Casualties and losses
None Unknown heavy losses

Operation Gubir II, launched on 15 April 1976. The main objective of the operation was to capture a Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) training camp called Target Bravo, which has a network of underground tunnels on the Malaysia-Thailand border. The operation was carried out through air strikes with precautions to avoid traps set up around the area. Three Nuri helicopters were used to insert command and plan their withdrawal.

Description

On 17 April 1976, the target area was bombed and fired upon with artillery and air support before the offensive began. However, during the approach to Target Bravo, the helicopter fleet was attacked by MNLA rebels, forcing the mission to be cancelled. A second attack on 21 April 1976 captured the camp without a fight, although three commandos were wounded by a trap and had to be evacuated to Alor Setar. The downing of the plane near Gubir was the first incident in which guerrillas shot down a plane during a communist insurgency in Malaysia since 1948. Mokhtar Hashim, deputy defence minister, also expressed his condolences to the victims of the attack.

Operation Gubir II ended on 1 May 1976 with success, when all major targets, especially the MNLA guerrilla camp, were deactivated and destroyed. More than 3,000 military personnel were involved in the operation and managed to capture three communist camps in the jungle. The last troops stationed in Gubir were evacuated on 3 May, marking the end of the operation after 19 days. Nevertheless, the situation in Gubir, which still saw nearly 300 guerrilla fighters hiding in the jungle, as well as the increase in violence in the insurgency, were among the factors that prompted the government to order an additional 30,000 members of the Malaysian Navy in mid-1976. The remaining Nuri helicopters continued to serve the RMAF until they were retired in the 2020s.

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