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In Afghanistan, thousands of US Marines launched a massive offensive in the Helmand River Valley to clear it of insurgents before the August 20 presidential election. The offensive is the first major operation of the Obama Administration's ... It is
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McChrystal has said his plan is to change the focus from chasing after and killing Taliban to protecting the Afghan people so they won't have to live under intimidation. In an interview with Radio Free Europe on June 30, McChrystal said that during ..
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July 2nd, 2009 US Marines launch major offensive in AfghanistanNAWA, Afghanistan — Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan on Thursday in the first ...
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Thousands of US Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters Wednesday evening in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan. ...
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The operation will involve about 4000 troops from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, which was dispatched to Afghanistan earlier this year by President Obama to combat a growing Taliban insurgency in Helmand and other southern provinces. The
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US Marines Storm South in Major Afghan Offensive - Ben Sheppard, Agence France-Presse. US Marines launched a massive offensive into the Taliban heartlands of southern Afghanistan early on Thursday as President Barack Obama's new war ...