Enemy Action / Direct Fire - Afghan War Diary, 2004 July (sitios de interés)
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Event classification
SECRETEvent summary
"(SECRET//REL GCTF) AT 0450Z AND 1014Z RESPECTIVELY, TF 2-35INF (CACTI) ELEMENTS WERE INVOLVED IN TWO ENGAGEMENTS. CACTI REPORTED ORIGINALLY 15-20 ACM OPERATING ALONG THE RIDGELINE AND 20-30 IN THE VILLAGE OF KWAJAI GUK (42S TA 554680) DURING CONVOY OPERATIONS WITH THE LOCAL POLICE OFFICIALS. (ACM APPARENTLY EXFILLED INTO THE VILLAGE. THERE WERE ACM ELEMENTS MANEUVERING ALONG THE RIDGELINE TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE VILLAGE OF KWAJAI GUK. SABER AIR CAV REPORTED THAT ACM ELEMENTS WERE ATTEMPTING TO CONCEAL THEMSELVES ON THE RIDGELINE BY HIDING UNDER BROWN CLOAK, AND REPORTED 3-5 X PAX MANEUVERING ALONG SPUR LEADING INTO THE VALLEY N/NE FROM RIDGELINE WEST OF THE VILLAGE OF HAMIDULLAH KALAY (42S TA 562675). QRF RESPONDED TO TROOPS IN CONTACT. CACTI CONDUCTED CORDON AND SEARCH OF KWAJAI GUK, AND DETAINED FIVE PAX, WITH 1 X EWIA. THE ACM HAD A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE SHOULDER. AT 1014Z, DURING CORDON AND SEARCH OPERATIONS, 4-6 X ACM ELEMENTS ENGAGED THE CACTI QRF MORTAR SECTION TO THE NORTH IVO GRID 42S TA 565714 WITH DIRECT FIRE. THERE WERE TWO ACM DETAINED WITH 1 X EWIA. CACTI 6 REPORTED ADDITIONAL CONFIRMED ACM LOCATIONS IVO GRID 42S TA 533699. CAS DROPPED 3 X GBU-31 VERSION 1 (2000 LB JDAM)."
Event identifier
88F9CB5F-B61E-4F12-B12F-E3161DA28797
Event category and type
- Category: Direct Fire
- Type: Enemy Action
Statistics
Wounded in Action
- Civilian: 0
- Enemy: 2
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
- Enemy Detained: 7
Killed in Action
- Civilian: 0
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
Detained in Action
- Enemy: 7
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