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KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgents attacked Afghan and coalition forces conducting a combined dismounted patrol on three separate occasions in the Sangin district of Helmand province Monday, Sept 13.
The ensuing engagements resulted in several coalition kinetic strikes against insurgent positions, with up to 23 insurgents killed in action.
During the first engagement, Afghan and coalition forces returned fire with machine guns, mortars and a light anti-armor weapon.
When the insurgent fire continued, the force called for artillery rocket fire and successfully suppressed the threat.
During several additional small-arms engagements with insurgents, coalition forces called for artillery rocket fire and air support. Over the course of the engagements, coalition forces struck three insurgent firing positions located inside compounds, one with an aircraft-fired precision-guided munition and two with artillery rocket fire.
The combined force ceased fire when women and children moved into the area from where the insurgent fire had originated. According to initial reports, up to 14 insurgents were killed in the first engagement.
In the second incident, insurgents attacked a combined Afghan and coalition patrol with small-arms, machine gun and mortar fire from a tree line. The patrol positively identified the insurgent's firing positions and responded with small-arms, machine gun and mortar fire.
When insurgent firing continued, the patrol fired artillery rockets.
According to initial reports, up to five insurgents were killed in the
engagement.
In the third incident, insurgents attacked a coalition patrol base with small-arms fire. Coalition forces positively identified the insurgent firing positions and returned the insurgent's fire with small-arms, machine gun fire and mortar fire. The forces also fired a man-portable missile at an insurgent firing position in a compound.
When the insurgent fire continued from multiple firing positions, coalition forces called for air support.
A coalition aircraft struck an insurgent position that had been used on three separate occasions throughout the engagement with a precision-guided munition. The insurgent fire ceased following the air strike. Initial coalition reports indicate up to five insurgents were killed in the third engagement.
| Date Taken: | 09.14.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 09.14.2010 08:47 |
| Story ID: | 56229 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
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