Operation Mar Lewe

Operation Mar Lewe
	Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Date	29 May-1 June 2009
Location	Yatimchay, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Result	British/ANA victory.
Belligerents
United Kingdom, ; Afghan National Army	Taliban insurgents
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant Colonel Charlie Calder	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 killed,; Unknown wounded	Unknown

Operation Mar Lewe was a three-day International Security Assistance Force operation started in the early hours of Friday 29 May 2009 when the Taliban were attacked as the Afghan Security Forces and British Army struck at enemy positions around the village of Yatimchay, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Musa Qaleh, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.^[1] "Mar Lewe" is Pashto for "snake wolf".^[1]^[2]

The British Army forces were from the 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers,^[1] a well trained, operationally hardened Light Role Infantry Battalion.^[3] Corporal Stephen Bolger, of the Special Forces Support Group, and Lance Corporal Nigel Moffett, of the Light Dragoons were killed by a roadside bomb during the operation.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Fusiliers and Afghan soldiers clear Taliban stronghold". Ministry of Defence. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
^ Mullen, Tom (2009-06-04). "Leading the way in battle to defeat the Taliban". Evening Chronicle. p. 18.
^ "2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers". British Army. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

[MOD-1] "Fusiliers and Afghan soldiers clear Taliban stronghold". Ministry of Defence. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

[Mullen-2] Mullen, Tom (2009-06-04). "Leading the way in battle to defeat the Taliban". Evening Chronicle. p. 18.

[3] "2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers". British Army. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

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