The GLA had taken control of a chemical weapons plant in the Mazar DMZ. A strike team was recruited and taken by an American Commander to destroy the GLA forces in the region. Four American Comanche helicopters and a Chinook were initially dispatched. The Chinook was hit by enemy anti-air fire from a GLA Quad Cannon and crashed in the village square. Shortly after, two of the Comanches were also shot down by enemy AA fire at the site of an abandoned US base.