OPERATION: LIQUID GOLD
AP: Azerbaijan
A small team of Exxon Geologists and Scientists where taken hostage by Iranian Military forces last week. It is known that the Exxon Hostages were guests of the Government of Azerbaijan and President Ilham Aliyev in the hopes of locating more crude oil in the Caspian Sea. The Azerbaijan military forces claim that the hostages were captured by the IRGC and pursued them all the way to the Iran-Azerbaijan border town of Astara. Once the hostages were in Iranian territory, the Azerbaijan military was helpless.
The U.S. State Department has notified the families of the Exxon Hostages and is in contact with the Azerbaijan government and is making full efforts to contact the Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei to resolve this matter peacefully.
Meanwhile, the U.S. is dispatching a small Special Operations team to Azerbaijan to train-up with Azeri Special Forces in a possible rescue attempt. The families of the Exxon hostages have contacted Blackwater LLC (Private Military Contractor) to see what they can do about a rescue operation. If the notorious Blackwater contractors accept the mission, they can circumnavigate the Governmental red tape and have a jump start on U.S. and Azerbaijan forces.
President Bush has recently designated the Qods Force and the IRGC "a terrorist organization," under Executive Order 13224, for providing material support to terrorists and for funding their training.
OPERATION ORDERS: U.S. FORCES/AZERBAIJAN FORCES
U.S. Special Operations (1st SFG, 4th Psyops command, 153rd Cavalry ((RSTA)) and 160th SOAR)
AZERBAIJAN FORCES (23rd Azeri Group)
******************************MISSION CRITICAL*******************************
Cross into Iran undetected by land only (Caspian Sea is compramised) and meet with local Iranian rebels and collect intel . Hostages have been seen in Ahar and may be moved again to Tehran. It is critical that the Hostages do not reach Tehran. Total count of Exxon personel is Six (6). ALL MUST SURVIVE.
Once the Hostages are located, get accountibility, and move them to the extraction point (TBD).
ROE: Do not fire unless fired upon. If engaged, TAKE NO PRISONERS.
UNIFORM: DCU’s, Desert Digital, ACU’s
LOADOUT: U.S. weapons, spec-op gear, hydration gear, secure commo, ammo
EXTRACTION: Once at the extraction point and all Exxon personel are safe, the extraction call-sign is
“ SNEAKY CASTROâ€