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			{{Short description\|Naval operation in East Pakistan}}
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	{{Infobox military conflict		{{Infobox military conflict
	\| conflict = Operation Barisal		\| conflict = Operation Barisal
	\| partof = [[Operation Searchlight]] and [[Bangladesh ~~Liberation~~ War]]		\| partof = [[Operation Searchlight]] and [[Bangladesh War of Independence]]
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
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	\| map_label = Barisal		\| map_label = Barisal
	\| territory =		\| territory =
	\| result = ~~Pakistan naval success<br>Starting~~ of [[Bangladesh ~~Liberation~~ War~~\|Bangladesh Liberation~~]]		\| result = Inconclusive
			* Initiation of [[Bangladesh War of Independence]]
	\| status =		\| status =
	\| combatant1 = {{PAK}}		\| combatant1 = {{Tree list}}
	* ~~[[File:~~Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg~~\|20px]]~~ [[Pakistan Navy]]		*{{PAK}}
	\| combatant2 = ~~[[File:~~Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg~~\|25px]]~~ [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh\|Bangladesh]]		**{{Flagicon image\|Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg}} [[Pakistan Navy]]
	* ~~[[File:~~Flag of the Mukti Bahini-DeFacto.svg~~\|24px~~]] [[~~Mukti Bahini~~]]		**{{army\|PAK}}
			**{{air force\|PAK}}
			{{Tree list/end}}
			\| combatant2 = {{Tree list}}
			*{{Flagicon image\|Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg}} [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh\|Bangladesh]]
			**{{Flagicon image\|Flag of the Mukti Bahini-DeFacto.svg}} [[Mukti Bahini]]
			{{Tree list/end}}
			'''Supported By:<br />'''{{Flagicon\|India}} [[India]]
	\| combatant3 =		\| combatant3 =
	\| commander1 = [[Captain (naval)\|Captain]] Ejaz Chaudhri		\| commander1 = [[Captain (naval)\|Captain]] Ejaz Chaudhri
	\| commander2 = [[Captain (army)\|Captain]] [[M. A. Jalil]] Major Rashedul Hasan		\| commander2 = {{ubl\|[[Captain (army)\|Captain]] [[M. A. Jalil]]\|Major Rashedul Hasan}}
	\| commander3 =		\| commander3 =
	\| units1 = 17th Naval Gun Boat Squadron~~<br>~~[[Special Service Group Navy]] (SSGN)~~<br>~~[[Frontier Force Regiment\|22nd Frontier Force Regiment]]~~<br>~~[[Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)\|6th Punjab Regiment]]~~<br>~~[[~~List of Pakistan Air Force Squadrons~~\|14 Squadron ~~''Tail choppers''~~]]		\| units1 = {{ubl\|17th Naval Gun Boat Squadron\|[[Special Service Group Navy]] (SSGN)\|[[Frontier Force Regiment\|22nd Frontier Force Regiment]]\|[[Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)\|6th Punjab Regiment]]\|[[No. 14 Squadron PAF\|No. 14 Squadron]]}}
	\| units2 = [[Mukti Bahini]] Barisal Units		\| units2 = [[Mukti Bahini]] Barisal Units
	\| units3 =		\| units3 =
	\| strength1 = 4 gunboats~~<br>~~1 destroyer~~<br>~~1 patrol boat~~<br>~~24 fighter jets		\| strength1 = {{ubl\|4 gunboats\|1 destroyer\|1 patrol boat\|24 fighter jets}}
	\| strength2 = ~~Several hundreds to a few thousands~~		\| strength2 = Unknown number of guerillas
			At least 1 Water Craft(MV OSTRICH)
	\| strength3 =		\| strength3 =
	\| casualties1 = 23 wounded		\| casualties1 = 23 wounded
	\| casualties2 = ~~unknown~~		\| casualties2 = Unknown
			1 Water Craft sunk (MV OSTRICH)
	\| casualties3 =		\| casualties3 =
	\| notes = Further information, see [[Operation Searchlight]], [[Bangladesh ~~Liberation~~ War]] and the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]		\| notes = Further information, see [[Operation Searchlight]], [[Bangladesh War]] and the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
	}}		}}
	{{Campaignbox Bangladesh Liberation War}}		{{Campaignbox Bangladesh Liberation War}}
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	'''Operation Barisal''' was a [[Codename\|code-name]] of naval operation conducted by [[Pakistan Navy]] intended to take control of the city of [[Barisal]], [[East Pakistan]] from the [[Mukti Bahini]] and the dissidents of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces\|Pakistan Defence Forces]]. It was the part of [[Operation Searchlight]].<ref>Salik, Siddiq, Witness to Surrender, p. 135</ref>		'''Operation Barisal''' was a [[Codename\|code-name]] of naval operation conducted by [[Pakistan Navy]] intended to take control of the city of [[Barisal]], [[East Pakistan]] from the [[Mukti Bahini]] and the dissidents of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces\|Pakistan Defence Forces]]. It was the part of [[Operation Searchlight]].<ref>Salik, Siddiq, Witness to Surrender, p. 135</ref>

	Since the starting of ''Searchlight'', the Mukti Bahini had been staging large scale sabotage missions, disturbing the communications and signals operatives in East Pakistan. [[Naval Intelligence of Pakistan\|Naval Intelligence]] found traces to the city of [[Barisal]], therefore decided to conduct the operation. ~~''Barisal''~~ was part of [[Operation Searchlight\|''Searchlight'']] and was to provide logistic support to the [[Pakistan Army]], by first deploying the Pakistan Navy's gun boats and navy personnel on grounds.		Since the starting of ''Searchlight'', the Mukti Bahini had been staging large scale sabotage missions, disturbing the communications and signals operatives in East Pakistan. [[Naval Intelligence of Pakistan\|Naval Intelligence]] found traces to the city of [[Barisal]], therefore decided to conduct the operation. The operation was part of [[Operation Searchlight\|''Searchlight'']] and was to provide logistic support to the [[Pakistan Army]], by first deploying the Pakistan Navy's gun boats and navy personnel on grounds.

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	* {{cite book \| title = Witness to Surrender \| year = 1997 \| author = Salik, Siddiq \| author-link = Siddique Salik\| ~~ISBN~~ = 984-05-1374-5 }}		* {{cite book \| title = Witness to Surrender \| year = 1997 \| author = Salik, Siddiq \| publisher = University Press Limited \| author-link = Siddique Salik\| isbn = 984-05-1374-5 }}
	*{{cite book \| title = How Pakistan Got Divided \| year = 1992 \| author = Ali Khan, Maj. Gen Rao Farman \| author-link =Rao Farman Ali\| publisher = Jung Publishers \|ISBN= 984-05-0157-7 }}		* {{cite book \| title = History, standing of important persons involved in the Bangladesh war of liberation \| year = 1998 \| author = Shamsul Arefin, A.S.M \| publisher = [[The University Press Limited]] \| isbn = 984-05-0146-1 }}
	* {{cite book \| title = History, standing of important persons involved in the Bangladesh war of liberation \| year = 1998 \| author = Shamsul Arefin, A.S.M \| publisher = The University Press ~~Ltd.~~ \| ~~ISBN~~ = 984-05-0146-1 }}		*{{cite book \| title = Muktijuddher Itihas \| year = 1995 \| author = Islam, Major Rafiqul PSC (ret.) \| publisher = Kakoli Prokashoni \| isbn = 984-437-086-8 }}
	*{{cite book \| title = Muktijuddher Itihas \| year = 1995 \| author = Islam, Major Rafiqul PSC (ret.) \| publisher = Kakoli Prokashoni \| ~~ISBN~~ = 984-437-086-8 }}		* {{cite book \| title = Muktijuddhay Nou-Abhijan \| year = 2006 \| author = Rahman, Md. Khalilur \| publisher = Shahittha Prakash \| isbn = 984-465-449-1 }}
	* {{cite book \| title = Muktijuddhay Nou-Abhijan \| year = 2006 \| author = Rahman, Md. Khalilur \| publisher = Shahittha Prakash \| ~~ISBN~~ = 984-465-449-1 }}

	==External links==		==External links==
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	[[Category:~~Naval~~ operations ~~involving Pakistan\|Barisal~~]]		[[Category:Military operations of the Bangladesh Liberation War]]
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	[[Category:Riverine warfare]]		[[Category:Riverine warfare]]
	[[Category:~~Military history~~ of ~~Pakistan~~]]		[[Category:History of Barisal\|Operation, 1971]]
	[[Category:Pakistan Marines]]		[[Category:Pakistan Marines]]
	[[Category:April 1971 ~~events~~ in Bangladesh]]		[[Category:April 1971 in Bangladesh]]
	[[Category:May 1971 ~~events~~ in Bangladesh]]		[[Category:May 1971 in Bangladesh]]
	~~[[Category:Conflicts in 1971\|Barisal~~]]

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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Operation Barisal
| partof = [[Operation Searchlight]] and [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]
| image =
| caption =
| date = 25 April 1971 – 1 May 1971
| place = [[Barisal]], [[Bay of Bengal]], [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]])
| coordinates = {{coord|22.8|90.5|type:event|display=inline}}
| map_type = Bangladesh
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| map_label = Barisal
| territory =
| result = Pakistan naval success Starting of [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Bangladesh Liberation]]
| status =
| combatant1 = {{PAK}}
* [[File:Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg|20px]] [[Pakistan Navy]]
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg|25px]] [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]]
* [[File:Flag of the Mukti Bahini-DeFacto.svg|24px]] [[Mukti Bahini]]
| combatant3 =
| commander1 = [[Captain (naval)|Captain]] Ejaz Chaudhri
| commander2 = [[Captain (army)|Captain]] [[M. A. Jalil]] Major Rashedul Hasan
| commander3 =
| units1 = 17th Naval Gun Boat Squadron [[Special Service Group Navy]] (SSGN) [[Frontier Force Regiment|22nd Frontier Force Regiment]] [[Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)|6th Punjab Regiment]] [[List of Pakistan Air Force Squadrons|14 Squadron ''Tail choppers'']]
| units2 = [[Mukti Bahini]] Barisal Units
| units3 =
| strength1 = 4 gunboats 1 destroyer 1 patrol boat 24 fighter jets
| strength2 = Several hundreds to a few thousands
| strength3 =
| casualties1 = 23 wounded
| casualties2 = unknown
| casualties3 =
| notes = Further information, see [[Operation Searchlight]], [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] and the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
}}
{{Campaignbox Bangladesh Liberation War}}

'''Operation Barisal''' was a [[Codename|code-name]] of naval operation conducted by [[Pakistan Navy]] intended to take control of the city of [[Barisal]], [[East Pakistan]] from the [[Mukti Bahini]] and the dissidents of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces|Pakistan Defence Forces]]. It was the part of [[Operation Searchlight]].<ref>Salik, Siddiq, Witness to Surrender, p. 135</ref>

Since the starting of ''Searchlight'', the Mukti Bahini had been staging large scale sabotage missions, disturbing the communications and signals operatives in East Pakistan. [[Naval Intelligence of Pakistan|Naval Intelligence]] found traces to the city of [[Barisal]], therefore decided to conduct the operation. ''Barisal'' was part of [[Operation Searchlight|''Searchlight'']] and was to provide logistic support to the [[Pakistan Army]], by first deploying the Pakistan Navy's gun boats and navy personnel on grounds.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book | title = Witness to Surrender | year = 1997 | author = Salik, Siddiq | author-link = Siddique Salik| ISBN = 984-05-1374-5 }}
*{{cite book | title = How Pakistan Got Divided | year = 1992 | author = Ali Khan, Maj. Gen Rao Farman | author-link =Rao Farman Ali| publisher = Jung Publishers |ISBN= 984-05-0157-7 }}
* {{cite book | title = History, standing of important persons involved in the Bangladesh war of liberation | year = 1998 | author = Shamsul Arefin, A.S.M | publisher = The University Press Ltd. | ISBN = 984-05-0146-1 }}
*{{cite book | title = Muktijuddher Itihas | year = 1995 | author = Islam, Major Rafiqul PSC (ret.) | publisher = Kakoli Prokashoni | ISBN = 984-437-086-8 }}
* {{cite book | title = Muktijuddhay Nou-Abhijan | year = 2006 | author = Rahman, Md. Khalilur | publisher = Shahittha Prakash | ISBN = 984-465-449-1 }}

==External links==
{{Bangladesh Liberation War}}
{{Military of Pakistan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

[[Category:Naval operations involving Pakistan|Barisal]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Liberation War]]
[[Category:Riverine warfare]]
[[Category:Military history of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Pakistan Marines]]
[[Category:April 1971 events in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:May 1971 events in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1971|Barisal]]

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