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Post by Frenchie on Jun 19, 2009 17:33:08 GMT 1
Scottish soldiers have found a large quantity of Taliban weapons and drugs in an arduous six-day operation which saw them coming under sustained enemy attack for several hours.
Under the cover of dark, troops from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) were dropped by helicopter into Kandahar Province on 10 June 2009 in an operation called Op Tora Arwa. The Battle Group came under sustained attack for several hours from insurgents using machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) yet repelled the attacks to amass the large finds. In all, the unit found numerous weapons including AK47s and pistols, AK47 magazines, anti-personnel mines, 1176 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 150 rounds of 9mm ammunition, explosives as well as 118kg of wet opium, 190kg of marijuana, and 110kg of marijuana seeds.
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Post by cammy on Jun 19, 2009 20:04:23 GMT 1
Now that's what i call a result..and no [glow=red,2,300]casualties[/glow]... Nice one lads
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Post by Frenchie on Jun 20, 2009 2:07:10 GMT 1
Cammy, Unfortunately there was one casualty.
Tragically, during the deployment, Private Robert McLaren, from the Isle of Mull, who had recently joined the unit after passing out from training, was killed by an improvised explosive device.
Rest in Peace soldier
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Post by cammy on Jun 20, 2009 7:21:20 GMT 1
DAM... wish i had know that before i shouted my mouth off & posted my joy on a successfull opperation. My sincere apologies & condolences go out to that poor lads family... Rest in piece
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