| 词条 | Operation Cobra's Anger |
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|conflict= Operation Cobra's Anger |partof=the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |date=4 December 2009 – December 12, 2009 |place=Nawzad district in Afghanistan |casus= |result= Coalition Victory |combatant1={{flagicon|United States}} United States, {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} Afghanistan |combatant2= {{flagicon|Afghanistan|Taliban}} Taliban insurgents {{flagicon image|Flag of al-Qaeda.svg}} Al-Qaeda |commander1= Lt. Col. Martin Wetterauer |strength1=1,000 (USMC), 150 (ANA) |strength2=Unknown |casualties1=None |casualties2=16 killed, 5 captured[1] }}{{Campaignbox Helmand province campaign}}{{Campaignbox US war in Afghanistan}}Operation Cobra's Anger was a US-led offensive in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. About 1,000 Marines 150 Afghan troops were involved, as well as a Danish armor attachment. The operation began in the early hours of December 4th, 2009. The goal of the operation was to disrupt Taliban supply and communications lines in the strategic Now Zad valley of Helmand province. Also, to reopen the strategic coalition supply lines, leading into FOB Cafferetta, a USMC/ANA outpost, which was under siege by the Taliban, and could only be accessed by air. [2] OperationThe operation began on 4 December 2009, when some 300 Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, and the Marine recon unit, Task Force Raider, dropped into the Now Zad valley via CH-53E helicopters and V-22 Osprey aircraft. This was the first time the Osprey were used in combat operations in Afghanistan, as well as the newly implemented assault breacher vehicle. There was a Danish armor attachment that took part in the operation as well. Throughout the recent years, the Taliban planted thousands of homemade bombs, and dug in positions throughout the valley, in preparation for defense against coalition forces, that have been in this region since the early days of OEF. This area is located at the foot of the craggy Tangee Mountains.[2] By the end of the third day of the operation, no major resistance had been encountered. {{Expand section|date=March 2010}}References1. ^ {{dead link|date=February 2011}} 2. ^1 Marines Launch New Offensive in Afghanistan's Helmand Province – ABC News. Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-13. External links{{Commons category|Operation Cobra’s Anger}}{{Military operations in the war in Afghanistan}}{{coord missing|Afghanistan}} 6 : Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United States|Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving the United Kingdom|Conflicts in 2009|Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|2009 in Afghanistan|United States Marine Corps in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
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