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Updated: 9:07 PM Feb 24, 2010
Marines Clearing Last Taliban Pockets In Marjah
More than 100 Marines and their Afghan counterparts are pushing into a neighborhood they say is the last significant stronghold of insurgents.
Posted: 11:30 AM Feb 24, 2010 |
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Marines are starting a push to clear the last pockets of Taliban insurgents from Marjah.
More than 100 Marines and their Afghan counterparts are pushing into a neighborhood they say is the last significant stronghold of insurgents. Marine commanders say they believe about 100 militants have regrouped in a 28-square-mile area.
Troops haven't met the stiff resistance they expected. Some fleeing Afghans say Taliban militants said they were planning a large attack, while others say they haven't seen a militant in days.
In the past week, Marines have come under heavy fire each time they skirted the zone.
A Marine spokesman says he expects there will be a spike in fighting as troops move into the final pockets.
Captain Abe Sipe says "We by no means think that this is over."
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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Bush, Obama, everyone in gov who voted for these wars, should have put on gear and guns and been the first to go in. That should be the requirement to declare war, if they believe in it that much, prove it. Take a couple months to re-elect officals but we would be able to survive without them if they get killed in a war they wanted. Dont sit on the couch getting fat, get over there and fight for what you voted for. Now that would be justice.
Why only 100? That's the problem, we try to half do things, why not have enough people to make sure nothing goes wrong. Enough people to go ahead and take out the bad guys?? Hillary should of gotten elected, maybe a woman's perspective wouldn't be so bad after all. I mean women are pretty good at plotting and figuring things out right? LOL (not trying to offend anyone here, really!)
Bravo Zulu, Marines!
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