'Canadian Troops Complete Large Operation In Southern Afghanistan', CBC News, 28 November 2008
EXCERPT: "Canadian soldiers have just completed one of their largest operations ever in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 insurgent fighters and capturing several others, according to the Canadian military. Operation Janubi Tapu 2 — or 'southern vulture' — was aimed at reducing the ability of the insurgents to attack Kandahar city from the nearby Zhari district, the military said. The head of the Canadian battle group, Lieut.-Col. Roger Barrett, called the operation a complete success. More than 500 soldiers, most of them Canadians, along with some British commandos, joined Afghan national security forces and their U.S. mentors in the three-day attack. Fifteen militants were killed in an early morning raid and six were detained Wednesday, he said, while another six were killed in an air strike while setting up a mortar Thursday morning. Soldiers detained 20 others during the operation, as well as locating and destroying several weapons caches. There were no Canadian injuries."
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See also:
'Driving out the Taliban', Toronto Star, 28 November 2008
'Coalition forces strike into heart of Zhari district - killing 21 Taliban', The Canadian Press, 28 November 2008
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