(WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGERY AT ARTICLE LINK)
Afghanistan Heli heroes gun down Taliban warlord The Sun HomePageNews
SBS swoop to kill Taliban chief
A TALIBAN chief behind suicide attacks on British troops has been shot dead in a daring operation by elite forces in Afghanistan.
The Special Boat Service ambushed Mullah Abdul Matin as he crossed a desert on a motorbike.
Victim ... Wilkinson
They were dropped into his path by helicopter after a tip-off on his whereabouts. Matin spotted them and opened fire with an AK47 rifle but he was cut down in a hail of bullets.
Two henchmen with him one his key lieutenant Mullah Karim Agha were also killed in the firefight.
Matin, who was in his 40s, was killed on Monday near Gereshk in war-torn Helmand province.
Murdered ... Wright
Troops recovered night vision goggles, grenades and a detonator.
Matin, a deputy of Taliban chief Mullah Omar, had been one of the Coalitions top targets for several months.
He had planned several suicide bomb attacks on British convoys, killing two British servicemen and wounding a dozen in the last 18 months.
Crest ... Special Boat Service
His fanatics are thought to have murdered Royal Marine Gary Wright, 22, from 45 Commando in October 2006, and Sgt Dave Wilkinson, 33, from 19 Regiment Royal Artillery, last July.
He is also thought to be behind the murders of dozens of Afghan civilians.
British Forces spokesman in Helmand, Lieutenant Colonel Simon Millar, said: Mullah Matins been a priority target for some time. He commanded fighters and reported directly to the highest Taliban levels of command.
Hes responsible for the kidnapping of local nationals, had links with the narcotics trade and had provided security to the traffickers.
NATO spokesman Brigadier General Carlos Branco said the Taliban had suffered another severe setback.
God Bless the Brits!
Ping
Taliban on it’s knees? Ok, kill them where they kneel!
There was nothing disturbing about the picture of that dead mullah, except the fact that he is, whoops, was, butt ugly.
These brave souls, god bless them, need to come home and rid thier homeland and supporters of the cancer that has taken hold of Britain. Islam is a terrorist boys club who abuse and enslave thier women, murder thier daughters and are just insecure poor excuses for men.
btt
#1 of 5, #2 of 5, #3 of 5, #4 of 5, and #5 of 5.
Here's a link to a thread on #4 of these reports, which deals with the British troops reaction to mates getting killed in a blue-on-blue bombing dropped from a US Air Force jet.
Wait one minute! Obama, said we were so short handed, because of Iraq! How can we be winning? sar/
Ha! I love that crest! By Strength and Guile, indeed!
Thanks for posting this article. It looks like the Taliban are on the back foot, despite only a few NATO allies being ready to deploy their troops to this dangerous area. With the British Paras and US Marines deploying together in the region soon, progress with hopefully continue to be made!
Coincidentally, today the NYT published it’s take on US forces action Afganistan. (The NYT is, of course, most concerned that US troops are killing civilians.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/magazine/24afghanistan-t.html