Other / Other - Afghan War Diary, 2004 September (sitios de interés)
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"(S//REL GCTF) 3/4 CAV REPORTS RIOT IN HERAT CENTERED AROUND THE UN COMPOUND. SALT REPORT AS FOLLOWS: S: 150X PERSONNEL IN A CROWD. A: MOVING EAST ON THE ROUTE TOWARD THE GOVERNORS OFFICE AND MOTORCYCLES ARE WEAVING IN AND OUT OF THE CROWD. L: 41S MU 263 012. T: 0700Z. 0626Z HERAT PROTESTS UPDATE: ON THE MAIN ROAD RUNNING EAST/WEST THERE IS ALREADY PROTESTS; SOME THREW ROCKS AND BROKE WINDOWS OF BLUE''S (GROUND SCOUT PLATOON) VEHICLES AT GRID 41S MU 263 012. 0717Z GLOBAL RISK IS REPORTING THAT THE UN COMPOUND IN HERAT IS UNDER ATTACK BY SMALL ARMS AND ROCKS BEING THROWN. 0718Z UNAMA LNO REQUESTED ADDITIONAL ANA SUPPORT BECAUSE OF ROCK THROWING AND THEIR VICINITY TO THE MOB. FIRE HAS STARTED BY THE MOB AT GRID 41S MU 2715 0130. 0733Z CFC REPORTED 10X PAXS AT UN BUNKER REQUESTING EMERGENCY EXTRACT UNDERNEATH THE BURNING BUILDING. 0745Z P-3 IS ON SITE AND IS REPORTING THAT RIOT CONSIST OF 150X PAXS, NEAR UN COMPOUND COURTYARD IS ON FIRE, DESCRIBED TO BE INTENSE BUILDING ON FIRE AND VEHICLE IN THE COURTYARD IS ON FIRE AT GRID 41S MU 2715 0130. 0748Z AIRFIELD QRF AND PRT WAS ALERTED AND IS ENROUTE TO UN COMPOUND. AIRFIELD QRF CONSISTED OF 4X M114 AND PRT QRF CONSISTED OF 3-4X M998 WITH SOM HYLUXS. 0752Z UNAMA LNO REPORTED: RIOTERS ARE CURRENTLY OUTSIDE THE UN COMPOUND, SOME DID REACH THE COMPOUND. THEY BURNED (1) VEHICLE AND WRECKED (2) VEHICLES AND LOOTED COMPUTERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. NO INJURES TO PERSONNEL, HOWEVER THE PERSONNEL ARE CURRENTLY IN THE BUNKER WITH NO COMMS. 0937Z 10X PERSONNEL FROM UNAMA WAS EVACED WITH MINOR LACERATIONS. 3X WERE AIR EVACED TO HERAT FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. 0943Z UNAMA LNO REPORTED: EU IOM (INTERNATION ORGANIZATION MIGRATION) HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO BY LOOTERS. PERSONNEL HAVE EXFILED TO COMPOUND AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING AND ARE REQUESTING EXTRACT. 0959Z UNAMA LNO REPORTED: SHOTS FIRED AT IOM COMPOUND BY LN IN COMPOUND. THE LN''S ARE NOW COMING OVER THE FENCE TO THE CURRENT LOCATION OF THE EU WORKERS. 1049Z UPDATE: SABER IS CURRENTLY EXTRAC"
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7B4729E3-1134-42A3-A1FD-0F3424C25A21
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- Category: Other
- Type: Other
Statistics
Wounded in Action
- Civilian: 0
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
- Enemy Detained: 0
Killed in Action
- Civilian: 0
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
Detained in Action
- Enemy: 0
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