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| Taliban getting ready for major Helmand fight |
| 2010-02-09 |
| [Dawn] Taliban militants are digging in ahead of a major Nato operation in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. "The Taliban are not going to leave Marjah. We have seen them preparing themselves. They are bringing in people and weapons. We know there is going to be a big fight," said Abdul Manan, a man from Marjah. "The Taliban are very active in Marjah. They are planting mines there and in the surrounding areas," said villager Abdul Khaleq after arriving in Lashkar Gah. Abdullah Nasrat, a Taliban commander in Nad Ali district where Marjah is located, told Reuters by telephone there were some 2,000 militants ready to fight to the death. "We are well prepared and will fight until the end. We don't have sophisticated weapons like the Americans with tanks and aeroplanes, but we have Islamic zeal. That is the power we have to fight against the infidels," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 I think both Mehsuds had Islamic Zeal. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-02-09 19:27 |
| #7 Keep the reporters out ( for their own good naturally) Then go in there and do what has to be done. Even the fluffy bunnies. Then police the place up for the meat wagon and put it all down in a basement somewhere and bulldoze it over. THEN let the Press in and let them wander around. Use the Mongol system and listen to a pin drop. |
| Posted by: Happy 2010-02-09 08:44 |
| #6 I fear that what they mean by "digging in" is filling bunkers with women, children, and fluffy bunnies & painting big ol' "kick me" signs on the rooftops. With just enough gunnies to bait the traps. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2010-02-09 07:47 |
| #5 Islamic Zeal I'll stick with NATO weapons and doctrine. |
| Posted by: Formerly Dan 2010-02-09 07:46 |
| #4 Zeal they have. Hmm. Willing to die. Suggestion acceptable. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2010-02-09 07:02 |
| #3 Marjah: Fallujah II The Sequel. Take plenty of vidcams. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-09 06:49 |
| #2 Here, fishy fishy fishy . . . . And let's not have any repeats of the house from hell in Fallujah. Give a loudspeaker warning and then drop an SDB or tactical nuke or whatever on anything that looks suspicious. And those guys gotta eat or take a dump sometime, so I'll bet snipers and lots of night raids would be in order since it's basically a war zone and AFAIAC, if the civilians didn't bug out, they are giving their tacit approval for whatever tactics we see fit. War us not a gentleman's game in this corner of the world. Happy hunting! No tags, and screw the limit! |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-02-09 03:42 |
| #1 Abdullah Nasrat, a Taliban commander in Nad Ali district where Marjah is located, told Reuters by telephone there were some 2,000 militants ready to fight to the death. Great ! Fish in a barrel .. 2000 less |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-02-09 03:23 |