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| British troops take out 271 Taliban in six-day blitz |
| 2010-11-27 |
| Nineteen Taliban capos and 252 fighters were killed or captured as British troops launched a bloody assault. Four enemy leaders criminal masterminding a deadly explosives campaign against our forces in Afghanistan's Helmand battleground were among the dead in the six-day blitz, ending last Sunday. And British soldiers helped capture a senior Taliban warlord who was acting as a "shadow governor" in the flashpoint province. Generals say the offensive across Afghanistan has left many gunnies stranded without leaders and supplies. It came after 387 enemy commanders were killed or captured in previous three months, according to Nato. The four Taliban warlords planning to attack British soldiers in central Helmand with home-made bombs were killed in the districts of Nahr-e-Saraj and Nad-e-Ali, where the enemy "governor" was seized. Central Helmand, where most of our 10,300 troops are based, has become the most violent region in Afghanistan. Major General John Lorimer, new senior British military front man, stressed Nato and Afghan forces were "taking the fight to the enemy". He said: "There are isolated Islamic exemplar groups that are leaderless. There are people who are seriously worried and don't have the equipment or supplies and they're beginning to wonder. "We want to keep this unrelenting pressure on the Islamic exemplars." Speaking at the Ministry of Defence, Maj Gen Lorimer added that military chiefs were "really pleased" with the progress of the Afghan national security forces, who were increasingly playing a lead role in protecting the population. He added there was "cautious optimism" things were moving in the "right direction". |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #2 Who says the Brit's can't aim?! Good Job! |
| Posted by: Uleger Barnsmell4617 2010-11-27 20:27 |
| #1 Four enemy leaders criminal masterminding a deadly explosives campaign against our forces in Afghanistan's Helmand battleground were among the dead in the six-day blitz, ending last Sunday. Say what you will about the breathless style, Fleet Street isn't trying to be fair-minded when it comes to readers children. |
| Posted by: Goldies Every Damn Where 2010-11-27 13:00 |