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Revision as of 09:21, 9 December 2007
{{Infobox Military Conflict
|conflict=Battle of Musa Qala
|partof=the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
|date=December 7, 2007-Ongoing
|place=Musa Qala,Helmand province, Afghanistan
|result=Ongoing
|combatant1= .svg){kind=small}
Afghan National Army,
ISAF
|combatant2= .svg){kind=small}
Taliban insurgents
|commander1= Bismillah Khan
|commander2= [[Mullah Omar
|strength1=2,000-2,500
|strength2=At least 1 battalion
|casualties1=1 British soldier, one ISAF wounded
|casualties2=12 Taliban killed, 2 children killed}}
The Battle of Musa Qala is taking part in the Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan. The Taliban took the town in February of 2007 and have since established a drug trade and a head quarters there. It is the only major town held by the Taliban and is at the center of a major opium poppy growing area.
The Battle
On December 8, ISAF and Afghan troops mounted and three way assault on the town with US forces mounting an air assault via helicopter. As of December 9, the Taliban have withdrawn to take up new positions defending the town of Musa Qala.