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Scores of Taliban Killed
Elements of the 1st Brigade, 205th Afghan National Army Corps (ANA), advised by coalition forces, defeated an attempted ambush while conducting a combat patrol near Kakrak village, western Uruzgan province yesterday.The combined patrol was 4 kilometers (2.4 miles) northeast of Deh Rawod when a dozen insurgents were seen emplacing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and preparing an ambush for the patrol. The ANA-led patrol dismounted from their vehicles and attacked the Taliban with small-arms fire. Within minutes, the insurgents reinforced their positions with more than 50 additional fighters. They struck the ANA patrol with small arms, machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and mortar fire from multiple compounds within Kakrak Village. Coalition close air support was called in to repel the enemy attack. Precision-guided munitions were used on positively-identified Taliban firing positions, some within the various compounds comprising the village. As the fighting continued, the joint ANA/coalition force was joined by an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) unit. The combined ANA, coalition and ISAF force continued to return fire with accurate small arms and crew-served weapons throughout the day. More than three dozen insurgents were killed in the 14-hour battle. One Afghan national security force member was wounded and taken to a local medical center for treatment. No other ANA, coalition or non-combatants were reported injured or killed during the fighting. Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2007-09-20 |
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