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Operation Hammer Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Date July 24, 2007 - July 27, 2007 Location Helmand province, Afghanistan Result Coalition strategic victory
(Coalition forces took control of territory south of the Helmand river.)Belligerents 
United Kingdom,
Estonia,
Denmark,
United States,
Afghan National Army,
International Security Assistance Force:
Taliban insurgentsStrength 1,500 (United Kingdom),
500 others[1]Unknown Casualties and losses 3 killed (UK) 100+ killed 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 Hammer was a British-led NATO operation in the southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. The Task Force level offensive, codenamed 'Chakush' or 'Hammer', began in the early hours of July 24, 2007 in the area between Heyderabad and Mirmandab, north-east of Gereshk. The operation continued the momentum towards expelling Taliban forces from areas of the Upper Gereshk Valley in Helmand province.
A total of 1,500 ISAF and 500 ANSF personnel took part in the operation. Most of the 1,500 NATO forces were British, mainly drawn from The Light Dragoons, The First Battalion Grenadier Guards - who were providing operational mentoring to Afghan National Army troops (from 2nd Kandak 3rd Brigade 205th Corps (Afghanistan)), the (12 Mechanized) Brigade Reconnaissance Force, 26 Regiment Royal Engineers, 19th Regiment Royal Artillery, the Joint Force EOD group as well as troops from Estonia, Denmark and the US. ISAF helicopters and aircraft provided support to ground troops.
During the initial stages of the operation, ISAF and Afghan National Security Forces advanced to secure a strategic bridge crossing over the Nahr-e-Seraj canal, clearing and searching compounds, before military engineers from 26 Engineer Regiment established a joint forward operating base.
By early November operations ended with Coalition troops establishing a firm frontline south of the Helmand river and were preparing for an attack towards Musa Qalah, which had been under Taliban control for eight months.
References
- "UK soldier killed in attack named". BBC. 28 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6920846.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- Whitaker, Raymond (29 July 2007). "Operation Hammer: the latest round in Britain's bloodiest campaign". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/operation-hammer-the-latest-roundin-britains-bloodiest-campaign-459466.html. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- Whitaker, Raymond; Marie Woolf (29 July 2007). "Third British soldier in three days killed in mortar attack in Helmand". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/third-british-soldier-in-three-days-killed-in-mortar-attack-in-helmand-459448.html. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
Categories:- Conflicts in 2007
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- Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Denmark
- Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) involving Afghanistan
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