Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Combat Outpost Margah Ranks Among The Most Attacked Army Base In All Of Afghanistan

Soldiers from Charlie Company patrol near Combat Outpost Margah in the wake of an attack last month. Photo: Spc. David Barnes

Steadfast Under Siege -- The Daily

A remote U.S. outpost in Afghanistan weathers a constant barrage of insurgent attacks

A dusty U.S. Army compound in the hills near the Pakistani border has withstood more than 60 insurgent strikes in 2011, making it one of the most-attacked bases in the Afghanistan war.

Even as plunging temperatures mark the end of this year’s fighting season, there’s been no reprieve for the soldiers defending Combat Outpost Margah: insurgents struck again earlier this month, cloaking themselves in space blankets to hide from the Americans’ night vision and firing machine guns from a nearby riverbed, according to a BBC crew on the scene.

As they had done many times before, the Charlie Company Spartans of 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment repelled the assault with a combination of superior firepower and skill.

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WNU Editor: This is a must read on the ground action report from Afghanistan. Part #2 can be read here.

Hat Tip: Bennie Sham, Rubenstein Communications, Inc.

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