Operation Mar Lewe

Operation Mar Lewe
	Part of theWar in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Date	29 May-1 June 2009
Location	Yatimchay,Helmand Province,Afghanistan
Result	British/ANA victory.
Belligerents
United Kingdom; Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	Taliban
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant Colonel Charlie Calder	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 killed; Unknown wounded	Unknown

Operation Mar Lewewas a three-dayInternational Security Assistance Forceoperation started in the early hours of Friday 29 May 2009 when theTalibanwere attacked as theAfghan Security ForcesandBritish Armystruck at enemy positions around the village of Yatimchay, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south ofMusa Qaleh,Helmand Province,Afghanistan.^[1]"Mar Lewe" isPashtofor "snake wolf".^[1]^[2]

The British Army forces were from the 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers,^[1]a well trained, operationally hardened Light Role Infantry Battalion.^[3]

References

^^a ^b ^c"Fusiliers and Afghan soldiers clear Taliban stronghold".Ministry of Defence. 2 June 2009.Retrieved11 October2009.
^Mullen, Tom (4 June 2009). "Leading the way in battle to defeat the Taliban".Evening Chronicle.p. 18.
^"2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers".British Army.Retrieved11 October2009.

[MOD-1] "Fusiliers and Afghan soldiers clear Taliban stronghold".Ministry of Defence. 2 June 2009.Retrieved11 October2009.

[Mullen-2] Mullen, Tom (4 June 2009). "Leading the way in battle to defeat the Taliban".Evening Chronicle.p. 18.

[3] "2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers".British Army.Retrieved11 October2009.

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