D3 010716z TF 2 FURY TIC VIC FB MIRI (mod)

AT APPROXIMATELY 0715, TF FURYON A PATROL FROM FB MIRI TO THE VILLAGE OF TANGAY BEGAN TO RECEIVE SMALL ARMS FIRE AT VB 4803 9233. THE FIRE CAME FROM APPROXIMATELY 3 ENEMY PERSONNEL 300M TO THE EAST TRAVELING ON MOTORCYCLES AND REPORTEDLY ARMED WITH 2 RPKS AND 1 RPG. AFTER TF FURY RETURNED FIRE, THE ENEMY PERSONNEL WITHDREW TO A POSITION APPROXIMATELY 1000M TO THE EAST (VB 4899 9248) AND CONTINUED TO FIRE SPORADICALLY AT THE TF ELEMENT. THE ANP ELEMENT TRAVELING WITH TF FURY PURSUED THE 3 ENEMY PERSONNEL ON FOOT BUT COULD NOT REACH THEIR POSITION BEFORE THE ENEMY FLED ON MOTORCYCLES. TF FURY THEN CONTINUED SOUTH ON ROUTE MUSTANG TO FB MIRI. FB MIRI HAD BEEN ALERTED BY THE ANDAR SUBGOVERNOR OF TALIBAN PRESENCE IN THE AREA SHORTLY BEFORE TF FURY BEGAN RECEIVING FIRE, PROVIDING FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CF AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ANDAR. THE ENEMY PERSONNEL WERE WEARING ALL BLACK AND TRAVELING ON MOTORCYCLES, FITTING THE REPORTED PROFILE OF TALIBAN IN OUR AO. ISAF Tracking # 04-005