Netherlands and United States invasion of Suriname (1986)

[lordroel]

At the end of 1986, The Netherlands government planned an invasion of Suriname to arrest military coup leader Desi Bouterse. The plan involved 850 Netherlands marines and 16 Netherlands helicopters that were supported by American ships, airplanes and helicopters.

One of the objectives of the operation was the seizure of 'Zanderij' airport. In addition, it was planned to parachute marines into Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo. An SF unit would then try to capture Bouterse in one of his safehouses - known to the CIA. After the successful invasion, the Netherlands were to stay at least one month to stabilize the situation and protect Dutch civilians.

The plan was however halted in early 1987 due to the high probability of military and civilian casualties.

So what if the invasion did happen.

[pats2001]

There'd probably be more resistance than in Grenada, that's for sure.

[lordroel]

Mar 30, 2016 2:28:18 GMT pats2001 said:

There'd probably be more resistance than in Grenada, that's for sure.

That depends on the responds by the small Suriname Army, if they react ore not to the United States-Netherlands invasion.