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bu187
12-11-2013, 01:08 PM
http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/vbtube/upload/thumb/871_66845.jpg (http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/media/4765-19-Firefight-During-Lethal-Aid-Interdiction-in-Afghanistan) Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines launched an interdiction operation near the Bari Gul Bazaar in Nad Ali Disctrict, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2013. Approximately 96 Marines, Sailors and Afghan personnel engaged Taliban forces during the 14-hour operation, which included nearly four hours of sustained combat with insurgents in and around the bazaar. The operation, Apache Snow II, was designed to deny Taliban forces free movement in the area and strike against their ability to gather armaments.http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/vbtube/images/play_thread.png (http://www.apacheclips.com/boards/media/4765-19-Firefight-During-Lethal-Aid-Interdiction-in-Afghanistan)