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On the 8th of August 2008, Golf Company, 2nd platoon, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, elements from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, were ambushed by approximately 250-350 Taliban fighters armed with small arms, rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), and 82 mm mortars. After fifteen hours of heavy combat the Marines prevailed, killing the majority of the Taliban and causing those that remained to flee.

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  • Battle of Shewan
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  • On the 8th of August 2008, Golf Company, 2nd platoon, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, elements from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, were ambushed by approximately 250-350 Taliban fighters armed with small arms, rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), and 82 mm mortars. After fifteen hours of heavy combat the Marines prevailed, killing the majority of the Taliban and causing those that remained to flee.
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Strength
  • 200(xsd:integer)
  • ANP: three squads
  • US: 30
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Partof
  • the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Date
  • 2008-08-08(xsd:date)
Caption
  • Airstrike in Shewan during the battle.
Casualties
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 50(xsd:integer)
Result
  • Coalition victory.
combatant
  • United States
  • Afghan National Police
  • Taliban insurgents
Place
  • Farah Province, Afghanistan.
Conflict
  • Battle of Shewan
abstract
  • On the 8th of August 2008, Golf Company, 2nd platoon, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, elements from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, were ambushed by approximately 250-350 Taliban fighters armed with small arms, rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), and 82 mm mortars. After fifteen hours of heavy combat the Marines prevailed, killing the majority of the Taliban and causing those that remained to flee.
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