Royal Marines raid and kill 130 Taliban


	Royal Marines raid and kill 130 Taliban

infidel70

3-26-2009 10:18 AM

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Royal Marines have smashed the most important Taliban stronghold yet in a ferocious three-day assault. Six-hundred commandos fought to the limit of their endurance, sleeping just two hours a night, to avenge the deaths of 32 comrades during their six-month tour. with video..They were backed by Apache and Cobra gunships, F16 jets, unmanned drones

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3-27-2009 3:08 PM

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<P class="small bold">Ferocious ... Marines on raid</P></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/article2341429.ece"><P class="article">
<BR />They killed 130 enemy in the daring raid on bases in the 
opium-swamped Marjah region of Helmand. 
</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/article2341429.ece"><P class="article">Six-hundred commandos fought to the limit of their endurance — sleeping just 
two hours a night — to avenge the deaths of 32 comrades during their 
six-month tour. 
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They then yomped several kilometres at night to stun the Taliban in surprise 
morning attacks. 
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The marines of 3 Commando Brigade blasted through 25 tonnes of machine-gun and 
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They were backed by Apache and Cobra gunships, F16 jets, unmanned drones, 
battle tanks, 105mm artillery guns and 81mm mortar barrels. 
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The operation was a massive success. 
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Commanding officer Lt Col Charlie Stickland said: “My guys are brilliant. 
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