US Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade wait for helicopter transport as part of Operation Khanjar at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province in Afghanistan on July 2, 2009. Photo: GETTYInsurgents Step Up Attacks On Marines -- Washington Post
U.S. Has No Casualties but Must Alter Plans to Meet Afghan Leaders, Residents
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan, July 3 -- Taliban insurgents stepped up attacks Friday against U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan's Helmand River valley, forcing troops in some areas to spend the day fighting instead of carrying out plans to meet with residents and local leaders.
The stiffest resistance occurred in the district of Garmser, where Taliban fighters holed up in a walled housing compound engaged in an eight-hour gun battle with troops from the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Marine Regiment. The Marines eventually requested a Harrier fighter jet to drop a 500-pound bomb on the compound, which was believed to have killed all fighters inside.
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My Comment: Most of the Taliban are not going to fight head to head with U.S. marine units. Those who do will be visiting Allah sooner than they think.
Instead ... expect IEDs, small hit and run skirmishes, and stealth attacks.
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