This conflict was covered by the journalist Anthony Mascarenhas, who traced its beginning to a speech calling for "every house to turn into a fortress.
This conflict was covered by the journalist Anthony Mascarenhas, who traced its beginning to a speech calling for "every house to turn into a fortress." One side split its military into units called K Force, S Force, and Z Force, also known as the Tura Brigade. That force launched Operation Jackpot under a military council headed by General M.A.G. Osmani. An American diplomat responded to this conflict by controversially blasting his own government as morally bankrupt for not intervening, stating "our government has failed to denounce the suppression of democracy"Â—that response is the Blood Telegram, named for Archer Kent Blood. The directive "kill three million of themÂ—the rest will eat out of our hands" led to Operation Searchlight, in which towns were ransacked by Yahya Khan, prompting the formation of the Mukti Bahini freedom fighters. This conflict broke out after the Awami League won a majority of seats and was banned, sparking a genocide in 1971. For 10 points, name this war in which a polity with centers at Chittagong and Dhaka fought for independence from Pakistan.
This conflict was covered by the journalist Anthony Mascarenhas, who traced its beginning to a speech calling for "every house to turn into a fortress.
Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 [or  East Pakistan Liberation; or obvious equivalents indicating that  Bangladesh or East Pakistan is seeking independence from Pakistan; or 1971 Bangladesh genocide]