Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
US launches major offensive against TalibanUS launches major offensive against Taliban
Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed into an Afghan river valley by helicopter and land early today, launching the biggest military offensive of Barack Obama’s presidency with an assault deep into Taliban territory.Operation River Liberty, which the Marines call simply “the decisive op”, is intended to seize virtually the entire lower Helmand River valley, heartland of the Taliban insurgency and the world’s biggest heroin producing region.In swiftly seizing the valley…
