Sangin Handed To US Soldiers After Becoming A Death Trap For UK Royal Marines

Sangin – Town That Became A Death Trap For UK Soldiers – Passed To US -- The Guardian

Simple handshake as flags are lowered and raised in town that claimed the lives of more than 100 British troops

The handover of control of the district where more British blood has been shed than anywhere else in Afghanistan was kept low-key. No journalist was on hand to record the simple handshake and the lowering and raising of flags that marked the assumption of US command in a town that became a death trap for British soldiers.

One British military spokesman even described the handover of the Helmand district of Sangin as a relatively "private affair" between 40 Commando Royal Marines and the US marine corps.

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More News On The Handover Of Sangin

US forces 'ignore British advice' in Sangin handover -- The Telegraph
British forces hand over control of Sangin to U.S. after four bloody years -- The Daily Mail
UK hands over violent Afghan district to U.S. troops -- Reuters
UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin -- BBC
British Forces Leave Afghanistan's Deadly Sangin District -- Voice of America
Pain and reflection for Sangin troops -- BBC
British troops leave volatile Afghan district -- AP
UK forces leave Afghan district -- Al Jazeera
A quiet end to a mission of unimaginable violence -- The Independent
Sangin handover: only the nationalities on the tombstones will change -- The Telegraph
Sangin, the deadly crossroads -- The Guardian
British troops to redeploy from Sangin -- UPI
Final visit to UK troops in Sangin -- BBC
Blame the generals and politicians for this mess. But our soldiers can hold their heads up high -- The Daily Mail
How the British presence in Sangin restored trust in government -- Michael Williams, The Guardian opinion
Sangin timeline -- Scotsman