Assassination of HYDRA Leaders

"They were waiting!"

- Lance Hunter to Bobbi Morse when the HYDRA agents attack them

The Assassination of HYDRA Leaders was a series of attacks orchestrated by S.H.I.E.L.D. in order to weaken HYDRA by killing most of its leaders, seizing an opportunity of internal fights due to Daniel Whitehall's death.

Background
Sunil Bakshi was the second-in-command of Daniel Whitehall, the leader of HYDRA in the United States of America.

Bakshi is captured by Grant Ward and presented to S.H.I.E.L.D. as a present.

Daniel Whitehall was killed during the Battle for the Kree City.

Twice a year, leaders from HYDRA would have a meeting. Among those who attend the meeting were Whitehall, Octavian Bloom, Wolfgang von Strucker, the Banker, the Baroness, and the Sheikh.

Phil Coulson, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., was visibly upset after the death of Antoine Triplett during the Battle for the Kree City, and wanted to assure that HYDRA was crushed.

Coulson set up an agreement with Glenn Talbot where HYDRA captives would be transferred to his custody.

Battle
Octavian Bloom and Sunil Bakshi decided to kill all the other HYDRA leaders with the help of HYDRA agents including: The Sheikh, The Baroness and The Banker. The Sheikh was killed by gas that was released in the limousine that he was in; The Banker was killed by an Accountant using a Splinter Bomb inside an elevator and The Baroness was poisoned with a petrifying substance derived from the Diviner in her champagne.

Meanwhile, Lance Hunter and Bobbi Morse are waiting in a car outside when a bunch of HYDRA agents start to shoot at them. They then activate the Car defence system which fires bullets at all the agents killing them. After the agents are dead Lance and Bobbi drive the car and break into Octavian Bloom's mansion. They kill the remaining HYDRA agents and Lance shoots Octavian Bloom in the head. After he kills Bloom, Lance tells Bakshi that Coulson knows he too well and that they promised him to Talbot. Boobi and Lance then take Bakshi into custody and give him to Glenn Talbot.

Aftermath
HYDRA continued to operate outside the United States of America, however, under the leadership of Wolfgang von Strucker, with Doctor List working in bases in the Arctic and in Sokovia. The HYDRA base in Sudan drew the attention of the Avengers.

Sunil Bakshi would ultimately be kidnapped by Grant Ward and Agent 33 from the custody of Glenn Talbot, and brainwashed into working for them.