Nato Starts Operation To Seize Violent Regions In Afghanistan -- Times Online
British and Afghan soldiers in Helmand province prepare to take part in a major Nato operation.
The British operations, led by helicopter advances, are on the outskirts of Marjah, a warren of desert canals that are held by the Taleban. US Marines intend to seize the area in what will be one of the biggest assaults of the war.
British and Afghan troops were carrying out operations in Nad Ali district as part of an initial phase of Operation Moshtarak or “Together”, an assault to take the entire district, military sources said.
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