Mumbai Attack Timeline and Order of Battle Terrorist Task Organization Team Romeo (CST Railway Station) * Kasab (Arrested) Ismail – Veteran fighter and leader of operation Team Tango 1 (Leopold Café / Taj Mahal) Team Tango 2 (Taj Mahal Hotel) Abu S. Hafiz Abu U. Javed Team Oscar (Trident & Oberoi Hotel) Team November (Nariman House) Fahadullahr Babar Abdul Nasir Movement to Mumbai Sunday, 23 November 2008 – 3.00pm; Terrorists seize M.V. Kuber, a commercial fishing vessel approximately 580 nautical miles from the coast. Four crewmembers from Kuber are transferred to the terrorist vessel. The ten terrorists load their weapons and equipment on board the Kuber and, with the captain (Tandel) of the Kuber, depart for the Indian Coast. Wednesday, 26 November 2008 – approximately 4pm; The ten terrorists complete the 580 nautical mile journey and arrive approximately 4 nautical miles from the coast of Mumbai. Attack on Mumbai The terrorists contact their handlers in Pakistan to report their arrival. Terrorists are informed that the 4 crewman from the Kuber have been executed. Terrorist Kasab slits the throat of the Captain (Tandel) of the Kuber. Terrorist inflate and board a motorized rubber raft for movement to the city. 26 November 2008 – 8.30pm; Terrorists arrive at Bhadwar Park, Mumbai and disembark 4 teams (Romeo, Tango 1, Tango 2, and November). Team Oscar departs the beach landing site and continues north to the beach adjacent to the Trident & Oberoi Hotel. Team November departs on foot to Nariman House (Jewish Community building). Teams Tango 1, Tango 2, and Romeo depart in taxis for the respective target locations. Initial Assault Wednesday, 26 November 2008 – 9.15pm; Team Tango 1 arrives at the Leopold Café (a known tourist spot). Before departing the taxi, Tango 1 places an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) under the driver’s seat, set to go off in approximately 1 hour. Tango 1 enters the Leopold café, exchange encouraging words and hug, and then begin assaulting the civilian patrons at the café with rifle fire and hand grenades. After approximately 20 minutes, Tango 1 departs Leopold Café for the Taj Mahal Hotel on foot leaving 11 dead and 28 seriously wounded. Tango 1 emplaces a second IED on the street outside the Gokul restaurant – this IED is discovered and rendered harmless by the Mumbai Police Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS). 26 November 2008 – 9.20pm; Team November arrives at the Nariman House (Jewish Center). Prior to entering Nariman House, November hurls a grenade at a nearby gas station, damaging the façade of the building, but misses the pumps. Attack on Mumbai Page 2 of 9 November assaults the Nariman House and takes numerous hostages, including the Rabbi and his wife. November emplaces an IED at the entrance to the Nariman House, but it detonates with no loss of life. 26 November 2008 – 9.24pm; Team Romeo arrives at the CST Railway Station. Before departing the taxi, Romeo places an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) under the driver’s seat. Romeo wanders through the station, surveying the crowds. At 9.53pm, Romeo commences the assault on civilians in the Rail Station with rifle fire and grenades. The police in the station observed the assault, and then flee as Romeo approaches. 10.24pm – Romeo departs the Rail Station on Foot, leaving 52 dead and more than 100 wounded. As soon as Romeo departs, the police quickly reclaim the station to begin treating and evacuating wounded. 26 November 2008 – 9.30pm; Team Tango 2 arrives at the Taj Mahal Hotel. Tango 2 enters the hotel through the rear entrance and immediately commence their assault on hotel staff and guests. Tango 1 arrives at the Taj and joins Tango 2 (now Team Tango). Attack on Mumbai Page 3 of 9 Tango moves to the upper floors of the Taj to phone their Pakistani handlers. Tango is instructed to begin lighting fires in the Taj. After the fire is started, Tango begins searching rooms for guests to kill. Wednesday, 26 November 2008 – 9.35pm; Team Oscar arrives at the Trident & Oberoi Hotel. Indian Intelligence begins listening in on cellular phone conversations between terrorists and handlers. Prior to entering the hotel, Oscar emplaces an IED in a flowerbed outside the main entrance. The IED is discovered prior to detonation and wrapped in a blast blanket preventing injuries. They immediately commence their assault in the lobby killing 9 staff and 3 guests. Oscar moves the hotel restaurants in search of additional targets. At the Tiffin restaurant, Oscar kills another 13 patrons. Attack on Mumbai Page 4 of 9 Oscar emplaces an IED in the Tea Lounge which detonates with no loss of life. 26 November 2008 – 9.55pm; The IED left by Romeo in the taxi detonates in Vile Parle, a suburb of northern Mumbai, killing 2 and wounded 3 more. 26 November 2008 – 10.40pm; The IED left by Tango 1 in the taxi detonates in Wadi Bunder north of Mumbai killing 3 and wounding an additional 19 bystanders. Romeo Gets Sideways Wednesday, 26 November 2008 – 10.30pm; Romeo crosses the road just west of the CST Railway Station on a pedestrian overpass. Romeo demands water from a man living in a roadside shack, then kills him. Romeo moves to Cama Hospital (a women’s hospital) in order to take additional hostages. Romeo kills 7 and wounds 10 more in Cama hospital. 26 November 2008 – 10.55pm; Romeo departs the hospital. Romeo conducts hasty ambush on police vehicle (SUV). Mumbai ‘s Chief of Anti- Terrorism Squad is killed in the ambush, along with 5 others. One wounded policeman is trapped in the backseat of the SUV. Romeo hijacks the police vehicle and drives toward the Metro Cinema Square where they conduct a drive-by ambush on the crowd outside the theater, killing two more. 26 November 2008 – 11.40pm; Romeo arrives at Mittal Tower, near Usha Mehta Square. The police vehicle is badly damaged. Romeo abandons the SUV and stops a passing motorist. Romeo seizes the motorist’s vehicle, a Skoda and head south presumably to link up with Team Oscar at the Trident & Oberoi Hotel. The wounded policeman from the SUV notifies his headquarters of Romeo’s location and activities. Policemen establish a roadblock near Café Ideal. Attack on Mumbai Page 5 of 9 Thursday, 27 November 2008 – 12.30pm; Romeo approaches the checkpoint. Police approach the Skoda vehicle and order Romeo to turn off the headlights of the vehicle. Romeo sprays the windshield with wiper fluid in an attempt to mask their identities. In an attempt to flee, Romeo crashes the Skoda into traffic barriers. As the police approach, Romeo engages the police with pistol and rifle fire. One police officer and one terrorist die during the confrontation. The remaining member of Romeo (Kasab) is arrested and moved to the hospital. The Siege Thursday, 27 November 2008 – 12.30am; An urgent call for help is sent from the government to the National Security Guard (NSG), and the Marine Commandos (MARCOS). The elite Navy MARCOS were able to respond quickly from their base on Abhimanyu, just off the coast of Mumbai. The MARCOS deployed 45 men to assist evacuating guests at the Taj and Oberoi Hotels. The NSG begin assembling 200 men at their base in Delhi approximately 900 miles to the north. Mumbai police surround the Nariman House and wait for backup. Thursday, 27 November 2008 – 2.00am; MARCOS arrive and hold the ground around the hotels in an attempt to isolate the terrorists from the hostages. Attack on Mumbai Page 6 of 9 27 November 2008 – 2.45am; 200 NSG Commandos depart the Delhi airport enroute to Mumbai. 27 November 2008 – 5.30am; NSG arrive in Mumbai. NSG board waiting vehicles for and deploy 25 men each to the Taj and Oberoi Hotels. At the Trident & Oberoi, NSG move up the fire escape to the 21st (the top) floor. At 6.20am, NSG begins clearing the Oberoi room by room. 27 November 2008 – 9.30am; Operations at the Taj Mahal Hotel. NSG begins engaging Tango, forcing them further back into the hotel. MARCOS are able to successfully evacuate 300 guests from the Taj under cover of the NSG operation. At 10.00am, additional 200 NSG Commandos depart Delhi to reinforce Mumbai. Final Assault at the Trident & Oberoi Hotel 27 November 2008 – 2.00pm; Operations at the Trident & Oberoi. NSG make contact with Oscar on the 18th floor. Oscar retreats to room 1856 and engages NSG with high volume rifle fire and grenades. Several NSG are wounded during the furious and violent confrontation. By sundown, Team Oscar is dead and the Trident & Oberoi Hotel is secure. 35 dead and 24 more wounded are discovered in the hotel. The Siege Continues at the Taj Mahal Hotel and Nariman House 27 November 2008 – 2.00pm; Team November starts negotiations. Terrorist leadership is extremely upset after Kasab (Romeo) is captured. Handlers alert November and initiate a call to the Israeli Consulate in Mumbai. November makes demands to release Kasab in exchange for all the hostages at Nariman House. Through the Israeli intermediary, November is told to wait for an official reply from the Indian government. Attack on Mumbai Page 7 of 9 27 November 2008 – 2.45pm; Operations at the Taj Mahal Hotel. Tango uses ladders to move between floors to engage NSG. During the afternoon, NSG slowly began isolating Tango in an attempt to continue evacuating hotel guests. The hotel electronic master key stopped working after grenades were employed in the hotel, making the room searches extremely hazardous. The standoff continues throughout the night. 27 November 2008 – 10.00pm; Nariman House Handlers are frustrated by the lack of response from the Indian government and order November to kill the Rabbi and his wife.