Afghan War Diary · Field report

DIRECT FIRE Deh Rawod

Report date 2006-01-03 01:59:00 · Published by WikiLeaks on 25 July 2010 · View original report »

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Report key	Region	Latitude	Longitude
A608E013-A301-44A1-89E9-A381F4642CFB	RC SOUTH	32.95318985	64.76215363

Date	Type	Category	Affiliation	Detained
2006-01-03 01:59:00	Enemy Action	Direct Fire	ENEMY	0

	Enemy	Friend	Civilian	Host nation	Total
Killed in action	3	0	0	0	3
Wounded in action	0	0	0	0	0

Report text

CJSOTF reported troops in contact (TIC) 77 kilometers north of Deh Rawod. At 0259Z, CJSOTF patrol participating in Operation Sor Sterge II was engaged with small arms fire from approximately 15-20 ACM fighters initially. The unit returned fire and maneuvered on the enemy. Two sets of A-10 attack airplanes two sets of GR7 attack airplanes supported the unit. The unit also requested and received ISR platforms. The CJSOTF element pursued the enemy to a compound, and it cleared the compound which resulted in three enemy killed in action (EKIA). The remainder of the enemy force fled and the unit was unable to reestablish contact. There were no friendly injuries or damages reported.

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Report key	A608E013-A301-44A1-89E9-A381F4642CFB
Tracking number	2007-033-004215-0728
Attack on	ENEMY
Reporting unit	CJSOTF-A
Unit name	CJSOTF-A
Type of unit	None Selected
Originator group	UNKNOWN
Updated by group	UNKNOWN
MGRS	41SPS6471147476
CCIR	DBC - Direct or indirect fire engagement directed at Coalition Forces, or executed by coalition forces. Ordnance release by coalition aircraft.
Sigact	DBC GLOBAL
DColor	RED