Jul 2nd, 2009 - VOA News
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U.S. Marines have suffered their first casualties of a new major offensive in Taliban-controlled parts of southern Afghanistan.
The U.S. military says one Marine was killed and several others wounded as they were taking up positions in Taliban strongholds in Helmand province.
Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan soldiers and police are taking part in the operation, which began with a pre-dawn air and ground assault Thursday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- U.S. Marines on Friday continued to lead a major push against militants in southern Afghanistan in an attempt to rout the Taliban from their stronghold in Helmand province, Marine Capt...
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Jul 3rd, 2009 - Bloomberg
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. troops pushed deeper into amajor Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan in a bid toroot out insurgents and stabilize the region, after one Marinewas killed on the operation’s first day.
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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - Columns of US Marines in eight-wheeled armored vehicles pushed deep into southern Afghanistan yesterday in an attempt to cut off Taliban...
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Jul 2nd, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON— The U.S. embarked on a large offensive in southern Afghanistan Thursday in which one Marine was killed, while in the east the military mobilized to recover a soldier apparently captured by the Taliban.
US Marines Launch Major Offensive in Afghanistan
Jul 2nd, 2009 - ABC News
U.S. Marines hiked through searing heat and took fire from small pockets of militants Thursday after landing in this Taliban-controlled southern region of tree-lined fields...
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