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Allies strike enemy convoy
The Dallas Morning News ^ | 03/18/2002 | Associated Press (uncredited)

Posted on 03/18/2002 12:46:54 PM PST by No Truce With Kings

Allies strike enemy convoy

Sunday attack kills 16

03/18/2002

Associated Press

WASHINGTON - U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers attacked a convoy of three vehicles believed to be trying to ferry al-Qaeda fighters out of the Shah-e-Kot Valley in eastern Afghanistana, two U.S. military officers said Monday.

The attack on Sunday killed 16 enemy fighters and wounded one, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. One person was detained. There were no American casualties, the officials said.

Later, a separate U.S.-led operation in that area resulted in the capturing of an unknown number of suspected al-Qaeda fighters, one officer said. No Americans were wounded in that engagement, either, but the officer said he did not immediately have other details.

In the first incident, the three-vehicle convoy was attacked by Army Special Forces and did not return fire, one officer said. He said all 16 were believed to be al-Qaeda fighters and were armed with grenades and other weapons.

It was not clear whether any senior-level al-Qaeda were among the casualties.

The vehicles were attacked about 70 miles south of Gardez in Paktia province. They apparently were trying to escape the area where more than 2,000 U.S., Afghan and allied troops assaulted hundreds of al-Qaeda fighters over a two-week period. That assault, called Operation Anaconda, was declared a major success Monday by Gen. Tommy Franks, the U.S. commander of forces in Afghanistan.

In Sunday's attack, the U.S. Special Forces soldiers attacked the three-vehicle convoy and then approached a fourth vehicle that was traveling some distance away. The fourth vehicle was not attacked because it apparently carried noncombatants, the officials said.

In a news conference at Bagram air base, Franks told reporters he could not discuss the next stage in the fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban holdouts but said, "I believe that future operations may well be the size of Anaconda."

In recent days, coalition forces have examined 30 caves, finding ammunition, clothing, supplies and sensitive documents, said Capt. Steven O'Connor, spokesman for the 10th Mountain Division.

At the Pentagon, spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said Anaconda was very successful and was winding down. She said there was no evidence that large numbers of al-Qaeda had managed to escape that area, although she acknowledged it was likely that some did.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: afganistan; alqedah; operationanaconda; terrorists; usarmy
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Reading about this warms my heart.

We may not have gotten all of them, but looks like we are mopping up those that got away.

1 posted on 03/18/2002 12:46:54 PM PST by No Truce With Kings
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To: No Truce With Kings
bump!
2 posted on 03/18/2002 12:53:44 PM PST by MeekOneGOP
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To: No Truce With Kings
SPLAT! I bet they were looking up for those Predators when they should have been looking down for the Special Forces. I just hate that when it happens.
3 posted on 03/18/2002 12:55:37 PM PST by Catspaw
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To: cynicccc
So, How many REALLY died here?
4 posted on 03/18/2002 12:55:55 PM PST by cactmh
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To: No Truce With Kings
I'd bet money that someone in the media will claim we attacked "innocent civilians" tomorrow.
5 posted on 03/18/2002 12:58:17 PM PST by SunStar
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To: cactmh
5, 4, 3, 2, 1...and let the anti-Americans come out and tell us these were women and children on route for medical supplies.
6 posted on 03/18/2002 12:58:41 PM PST by Naspino
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To: No Truce With Kings
"Later, a separate U.S.-led operation in that area resulted in the capturing of an unknown number of suspected al-Qaeda fighters, "

After all the media circus over Cuba, these prisoners will probably be handed over to the friendly Afghans for disposal.

7 posted on 03/18/2002 1:03:34 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: No Truce With Kings
What this tells us is that we are watching every move they make and we are not going to simply let them walk away. It might take a while, but we're going to get them. Time is on OUR side.
8 posted on 03/18/2002 1:18:57 PM PST by SamAdams76
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To: Rebelbase
I love these stories,,Al Quieda just rolling along, hating us, laughing at our dead, praising Allah, scratching their dirty bodies,,then,,,BLAM,,off to see their virgins.
9 posted on 03/18/2002 1:20:26 PM PST by cajungirl
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To: No Truce With Kings
The attack on Sunday killed 16 enemy fighters...

NOTE to our guys:

When you bury this garbage don't forget to have the courtesy to drop in a chunk of SpamTM

10 posted on 03/18/2002 1:22:03 PM PST by hang 'em
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To: Naspino
And a cute little puppy... orphaned.
11 posted on 03/18/2002 1:26:18 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: hang 'em
Just heard on Fox News that there were three vehicles. We fired warning shots, and there was return fire from the two front vechicles. We blew them away while not touching the third.

The third contained family members that were allowed to go on their way...

Talk about surgical.

Of course, those spared will tell horror stories of the murder of defenseless civilians once they get to Pakistan.

13 posted on 03/18/2002 1:31:23 PM PST by rube
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To: No Truce With Kings
Excellent. We're beating those Taliban scumbags at their own game.

Rack 'em and stack 'em, boys!

14 posted on 03/18/2002 3:05:09 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: rube
We fired warning shots, and there was return fire from the two front vechicles.

Oops. It was the last mistake they ever made. And yes, we'll hear sob stories later about dead children littering the landscape and the shooting of tottering old men. And of course Amnesty International will start their whining.

15 posted on 03/18/2002 3:07:35 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: No Truce With Kings
I'm really out of it...I looked at the headline and thought it said:

Allah strikes enemy convoy

16 posted on 03/18/2002 3:10:05 PM PST by ItsBacon
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To: ItsBacon
LOL
17 posted on 03/18/2002 3:18:36 PM PST by grammymoon
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To: cajungirl
Great article by Gelertner in NRO about heaven as a whorehouse and how sick that is and why don't 'real' mohammedans rebuke these wackostani mullahs..
18 posted on 03/18/2002 3:58:14 PM PST by metacognate
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To: cajungirl
off to see their virgins

No virgins for this bunch. They only get the virgins if they take at least one infidel with them.

19 posted on 03/18/2002 4:18:54 PM PST by El Gato
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To: cajungirl
LOL May Allah cause them all to look like Reno and Hitlery!
20 posted on 03/18/2002 9:33:49 PM PST by brat
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