Season 1; Episode 7: Endgame

BRIEFING: This is it. Ibn-Ajab has given us the location of the Children of the true faith’s (COTF) hideout in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. They had been under our noses the whole time, holed up in an old abandoned fort in mountains. They fixed that old relic up and even got their own power supply. Satellite imaging and drone footage show that they even have a functioning garage that is working around the cloak to pump out VBIEDs and armoured technicals. They seem to know that their time is nearly up and are pooling all their resources for a prolonged siege. We can’t let them dig their heels in. We mobilise tonight at 2000 hrs for a night raid. It is going to be a hard fight despite our natural superiority in the night. If it were up to me, I would have preferred a slow and methodically prepared assaut with an entire battalion and air support. But the top brass wants this mess swept up before the COTF disappear back in the shadows or worse, rally behind a new messiah. As much as it pains me to say it, I must agree. COTF has proven time and again that they are ruthless and resourceful and have the backing of the Chinese underworld. So we need to hit them hard now that they are reeling from the blow we struck them. Go over you mission dossier carefully and then we will go over the drawing board. INTEL: The fortress is well fortified with a deep moat. The only way across to the fort is through a narrow bridge which has been heavily fortified. The walls of the fort itself has been reinforced with heavy sandbags and makeshift redoubts. Two massive searchlights have been installed that light up the bridge. Although the forts south side is heavily guarded, preliminary scouting have shown that the northern end of the fort is mostly ignored. The steep cliffs make a natural barrier so COTF must have thought it unnecessary to fortify the area. If need be, we can have men lowered into the northern bank along with all the necessary gear. We cannot risk bei