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British troops take out 271 Taliban in six-day blitz
mirror ^ | 25/11/2010 | By Chris Hughes 25/11/2010

Posted on 11/26/2010 1:53:22 PM PST by Flavius

Nineteen Taliban commanders and 252 fighters were killed or captured as British troops launched a bloody assault.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; brits; captured; killed; taliban; unitedkingdom; war; waronterror
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1 posted on 11/26/2010 1:53:23 PM PST by Flavius
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To: Flavius

Top enemy commanders among dead

Four enemy leaders masterminding a deadly explosives campaign against our forces in Afghanistan’s Helmand battleground were among the dead in the six-day blitz, ending last Sunday.

And British soldiers helped capture a senior Taliban warlord who was acting as a “shadow governor” in the flashpoint province.

Generals say the offensive across Afghanistan has left many insurgents stranded without leaders and supplies. It came after 387 enemy commanders were killed or captured in previous three months, according to Nato.

The four Taliban warlords planning to attack British soldiers in central Helmand with home-made bombs were killed in the districts of Nahr-e-Saraj and Nad-e-Ali, where the enemy “governor” was seized.


2 posted on 11/26/2010 2:07:35 PM PST by upchuck (When excerpting please use the entire 300 words we are allowed. No more one or two sentence posts!)
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To: Flavius

Hmm...maybe now that the Tories are in control - the Brits are allowed to fight. Under the Islamic Labour Party with Blair/Browne the two slimiest Scotsmen in history - they sold out the UK.

I hoep the Brits keep their intel to themselves because the US military is now infiltrated with Muslims. Thank idiots who voted for hussein in 2008 and idiots who watch TV which supports the muslim.


3 posted on 11/26/2010 2:07:49 PM PST by Frantzie (Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
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Not sure I like the title...they could leave out the “captured” part. Hopefully only one or two actually captured....the rest turned to room temp.


4 posted on 11/26/2010 2:14:35 PM PST by blasater1960 (Deut 30, Psalm 111...the Torah and the Law, is attainable past, present and forever.)
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To: Flavius
"Nineteen Taliban commanders and 252 fighters were killed or captured..."

Leaving only 439,912 "top" Taliban commanders remaining...

5 posted on 11/26/2010 2:29:46 PM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: Flavius
Good, now go do a repeat performance in London.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

6 posted on 11/26/2010 2:30:28 PM PST by The Comedian (Government: Saving people from freedom since time immemorial.)
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To: Flavius
British troops take out 271 Taliban in six-day blitz

A fitting response to all the recent Brit-bashing here on FR!
7 posted on 11/26/2010 2:31:45 PM PST by Labour-Watch (www.labour-watch.com)
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To: Flavius
Those Taliban commanders seem to pop up like silhouettes on a rifle range...

Mike

8 posted on 11/26/2010 2:32:12 PM PST by MichaelP (Too much Turkey, too much pie, too much Obama!!)
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To: Flavius

Good hunting.


9 posted on 11/26/2010 2:54:57 PM PST by JamesA (You don't have to be big to stand tall)
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To: Redbob

there are 70 million pashtuns

half living in Paki lands

Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies,
Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain;


10 posted on 11/26/2010 2:56:56 PM PST by Flavius
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To: blasater1960
...they could leave out the “captured” part.

Yes they'll just get a rap on the knuckles and be out in three months shooting at the Allies again.

11 posted on 11/26/2010 3:06:23 PM PST by Timocrat
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To: Flavius

wow ..way different than Basra...


12 posted on 11/26/2010 3:07:55 PM PST by stylin19a (Never buy a putter until you first get a chance to throw it)
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To: Flavius

It’s a shame the action area wasn’t London.


13 posted on 11/26/2010 3:16:35 PM PST by B4Ranch (I have never met one, not one Veteran who enlisted to fight for Socialism.)
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To: Flavius

I just love these stories with happy endings!


14 posted on 11/26/2010 6:00:08 PM PST by mohresearcher
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To: RedRover; jazusamo; Girlene; 4woodenboats; Grimmy; xzins; smoothsailing; lilycicero; bigheadfred; ..

(( ping ))

This news brings joy to my heart.


15 posted on 11/26/2010 6:03:09 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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Thank you, Brits!


16 posted on 11/26/2010 6:35:59 PM PST by fightinJAG (Americans: the only people in the world protesting AGAINST government "benefits.")
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To: Lancey Howard; Flavius

footage of a Taliban bomber a split second before he was turned to “pink mist” by an RAF Reaper drone

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/3245129/Footage-of-Taliban-bomber-before-he-is-turned-to-pink-mist-by-RAF-drone.html#ixzz16RgCQNB6


17 posted on 11/26/2010 6:39:20 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Thanks for that link. Good stuff.


18 posted on 11/26/2010 7:21:30 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: smoothsailing; Lancey Howard

That bomb planting turkey must not have been thinking about the number 72 the way he tried to get away. LOL!


19 posted on 11/26/2010 7:57:42 PM PST by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo; Lancey Howard

HA, he was definitely trying to get the sharia outta there! Some loudmouth must of told him the 72 all looked like Helen Thomas.


20 posted on 11/26/2010 8:26:02 PM PST by smoothsailing
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