- Operation Mar Lewe
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Operation Mar Lewe Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Date 29 May-1 June 2009 Location Yatimchay, Helmand Province, Afghanistan Result British/Afghan Victory. Belligerents 
United Kingdom,
Afghanistan
Taliban insurgentsCommanders and leaders Lieutenant Colonel Charlie CalderUnknown Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties and losses 2 killed,
Unknown woundedUnknown Lejay · Eagle Fury · Lashkar Gah · Mountain Thrust · Sangin · Mountain Fury · Now Zad · Achilles · Musa Qala I · Volcano · Kryptonite · Silver · Pickaxe-Handle · Hammer · Nasrat · Musa Qala II · Garmsir · Eagle's Summit · Red Dagger · Shahi Tandar · Diesel · Mar Lewe · Panther's Claw · Strike of the Sword · Dahaneh · Cobra's Anger · Moshtarak · Tor Shezada
Timeline
2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
Battles and operationsCrescent Wind · Rhino · Mazari Sharif · Kunduz · Herat · Kabul · Tawin Kowt · Shawali Kowt · Sayyd Alma Kalay · Qala-i-Jangi · Kandahar · Tora Bora
Lejay · Eagle Fury · Lashkar Gah · Mountain Thrust · Sangin · Mountain Fury · Now Zad · Achilles · Musa Qala I · Volcano · Kryptonite · Silver · Pickaxe-Handle · Hammer · Nasrat · Musa Qala II · Garmsir · Eagle's Summit · Red Dagger · Shahi Tandar · Diesel · Mar Lewe · Panther's Claw · Strike of the Sword · Dahaneh · Cobra's Anger · Moshtarak · Tor Shezada
Medusa · Avalanche · Kaika · Panjwaii · Falcon Summit · Hoover · Luger · Kamin · Shah Wali Kot · 1st Kandahar · Spin Boldak · Sarposa Prison · Arghandab · Wech Baghtu · 2nd Kandahar · Nadahan wedding bombing · Kandahar
1st Kabul · Hotel Serena · 1st Indian Embassy · Uzbin · Feb 2009 Kabul raid · 2nd Indian Embassy · Bakhtar guest house · NATO headquarters · Jan 2010 Kabul raid · Feb 2010 Kabul raid · May 2010 Kabul bombing · NATO convoy
Kunduz airstrike · Oqab · Chora · Firebase Anaconda · Shewan · Balamorghab · Derapet ·
Airstrikes
Hyderabad · Sayyd Alma Kalay · Gora Prai · Azizabad · Granai · Deh Bala · Sangin · UruzganInsurgent attacks
Bagram Air Base · Baghlan · Camp ChapmanOperation Mar Lewe was a three-day[1] International Security Assistance Force operation started in the early hours of Friday 29 May 2009 when the Taliban were attacked as the Afghan Security Forces and British Army struck at enemy positions around the village of Yatimchay, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Musa Qaleh, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.[2] "Mar Lewe" is Pashtu for "snake wolf".[2][3]
The British Army forces were from the 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers,[2] a well trained, operationally hardened Light Role Infantry Battalion.[4] Corporal Stephen Bolger, of the Special Forces Support Group, and Lance Corporal Nigel Moffett, of the Light Dragoons were killed by a roadside bomb during the operation.[1]
References
- ^ a b Crick, Andy (2009-06-02). "Afghan bomb soldiers named". The Sun: p. 25. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/2459849/Afghan-bomb-soldiers-named.html. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ a b c "Fusiliers and Afghan soldiers clear Taliban stronghold". Ministry of Defence. 2009-06-02. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/FusiliersAndAfghanSoldiersClearTalibanStronghold.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ Mullen, Tom (2009-06-04). "Leading the way in battle to defeat the Taliban". Evening Chronicle: pp. 18.
- ^ "2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers". British Army. http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/5651.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
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