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 ===Ground Operation===
 ====Airborne Deployment in the North====
+=====Air assault on Sulaga=====
+[[File:Pelaxian paras.webp|thumb|right|Paratroopers from the 801st Airborne Regiment jumping at noon]]
+The 813th Air Recon Battalion embarked on CH - 47s and Aérospatiale SA 330 Pumas to perform an air assault landing on Sulaga city, intending to land in the mountains and surround the city. Some platoons had to switch abruptly to a parachute landing when they learned mid-flight that some landing zones were contested. The air drop began at 05:30 on April 13th in the face of moderate resistance from anti-aircraft guns and several small arms fire. Dassault Rafale M provided support for the landing. Local construction vehicles were commandeered to help clear landing zones and roads, and one even used to provide mobile cover for the troopers as they moved to seize the heights surrounding the roads.
+The troopers secured several road junctions and bridges leading to the city by 10:00 AM, and transport planes were able to land and unload additional reinforcements. Starting at 14:00, units began landing from the 801st and 802nd Airborne Regiments. Troopers from the 813th fanned out and secured the surrounding area, negotiating the surrender of over 300 Akanatoans in an aviation hangar.
+At 15:30, major firefights were reported as local militia started counter-attacking.
 ====Marine landing====