The largest battle of the war in afghanistan to date was mounted in march 2002, three months after the collapse of the taliban. She traded a sixbedroom house for a rental apartment. Operation anaconda, which ended on march 18, 2002, lasted. But it was left on shelf except for elements of one brigade. Dcin the early morning hours of march 4, 2002, military officers in bagram, afghanistan desperately radioed a chinook helicopter headed for the snowcapped peak of takur ghar. Hindumuslim clashes in western india claim almost 400, highest losses in nearly a decade. Operation anaconda, fought in afghanistans shahikot valley, was the first. Operation anaconda project gutenberg selfpublishing. The largest operation by us forces since vietnam, it was intended to bring to battle foreign alqaeda fighters who had fled after the overthrow of the taliban and the battle of tora bora. Operation anaconda, began on this date, march 2 10, 2002. Operation anaconda home university press of kansas. The base of the shahikhot valley is approximately 8,500 feet in altitude.
Soldiers recount anatomy of operation anaconda abc news. B a g r a m a i r b a s e, afghanistan, march 22, 2002 operation anaconda began in the dead of the night on march 2 and for the next 16 days, u. Everything went wrong on the a10 warthogs first mission. The unforgiving shahikot mountains of northeastern afghanistan are. Operation anaconda, shahikhot valley, afghanistan, 210. Summary long before it became obamas war, the longrunning conflict in afghanistan was launched by president george w. On march 4, 2002, a team of us navy seals was choppered onto a supposedly quiet afghan mountain peak, takur ghar. Operation anaconda, shahikhot valley, afghanistan, 210 march.
Airmen prepare to fold the american flag march 4, 2015, at bagram airfield, afghanistan, during a retreat ceremony honoring special operators who were killed march 4, 2002, during operation anaconda. Under cover of darkness, 300 afghans with their special forces advisers would. The terrain is rugged, and the peaks have many spurs and ridges. Operation anaconda took place in early march 2002 in the shahikot valley and arma mountains southeast of zormat, afghanistan. A number of books and reports had extracted lessons from the soviet experi. Public support for military operations, september 2001march 2002. The goal of operation anaconda was to root out enemy taliban and al qaeda forces that had gathered in this valley following their earlier defeats in the initial three months of the war in afghanistan. Operation anaconda, to this day, stands as the largest reported ground action in the afghan war. Story of operation anaconda was published march 1, 2006 by berkley books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The plan was for the special forces men and afghans to sweep into the. Operation anaconda, began on this date, march 2 10, 2002 in afghanistan operation anaconda took place in early march 2002 in the shahikot valley and arma mountains sout.
Opinion the lessons of anaconda the new york times. Space bubbles may have aided enemy in fatal afghan battle. Originally planned as a threeday battle with light combat, operation anaconda. Operation anaconda in afghanistan download ebook pdf. In the early morning darkness on a frigid mountaintop, a. Army 10th mountain division, led the major effort to clean out remaining alqaeda fighters and their taliban al lies in the shahikhot. Command structure of operation anaconda 881 words bartleby. At dawn on march 2, 2002, over two hundred soldiers of the 101st airborne and 10th mountain divisions flew into the mouth of a buzz saw in afghanistans. On march 4, 2002, a team of seals was choppered onto a hostile afghan mountain peak as part of operation anaconda. In early march 2002, the 10th mountain division spearheaded the first largescale operation in afghanistan since the battle of tora bora. Operation anaconda, began on this date, march 2 10, 2002 in. At dawn on march 2, 2002, americas first major battle of the 21st century began. Americas first major battle in afghanistan modern war studies.
This operation was the first largescale battle in the united states war in. Books, audiobooks, and dvds owned by avn tech library. In february 2002, a special forces intelligence analyst working for task. However operation anaconda is more about the details of each units role in the fight. As of 2 march 2002, operation anaconda was the largest combat operation in. The first set piece battle of the 21st century for the u. Command refused to commit the forces required to achieve total victory in afghanistan. Anaconda was over, alqaida and taliban would be actively pursued throughout afghanistan. The battle ended as an american victory at the cost of eight u. A brief discussion about the decisionmaking structure of u. Awardwinning journalist sean naylor, an eyewitness to the action, vividly portrays the fight for afghanistans most hostile battleground. How earlier battles set the stage for anaconda operation anaconda was an outgrowth of earlier events during the war in afghanistan. The operation took place in the shahikot valley and arma mountains southeast of zormat.
The most remarkable examination of this topic is sean naylors recent book on operation anaconda, an american effort in 2002 to trap and destroy a force of hundreds of al qaeda warriors in a valley in afghanistan. Target remaining alqaeda and taliban fighters in eastern afghanistan in mission dubbed operation anaconda. Coalition troops finish operation anaconda youtube. From a results based viewpoint, march 2002s operation anaconda was a tactical success against al qaeda and its taliban supporters in afghanistan, with the key events of the operation summarized as follows.
As of 2 march 2002, operation anaconda was the largest combat operation in afghanistan of the war on terrorism that began after the attack on the world trade center and the pentagon on 11 september 2001. Bush in retaliation for the 911 attacks on the united states. The untold story of operation anaconda 9780425207871. Operation anaconda was the largest and longest days light infantry battle fought since vietnam, as us, canadian, australian, and afghani forces tried to seal off the shari kot valley in eastern afghanistan. Operation anaconda took place in early march 2002 in which the alqaeda and taliban forces. Home operation anaconda 118 march 2002 libguides at. Operation anaconda offically ended on march 18, although there continued to be minor skirmishes in the region for the next month.
Operation anaconda began before dawn on 2 march 2002. The battle of takur ghar was a short but intense military engagement between united states special operations forces and alqaeda insurgents fought in march 2002, atop takur ghar mountain in afghanistan. Fought in march 2002, it was the largest american battle since operation desert storm. Operation anaconda battle analysis essay 1403 words. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Instead, they delegated responsibility for fighting the wars biggest battleone that could have broken al qaeda and captured osama bin ladento a hodgepodge of units thrown together at the last moment. Operation anaconda, which ended on march 18, 2002, lasted more than two weeks. Operation anaconda took place in early march 2002 in the shahikot valley and. Click download or read online button to get operation anaconda in afghanistan book now. Sieben ussoldaten verschiedener special operation forces werden bei einer. The lives lost during the operation included air force senior airman jason cunningham, army cpl. Americas first major battle in afghanistan modern war. March 2010 operation anaconda battle analysis in the mountainous shahikhot region south of the city of gardez in eastern afghanistan, operation anaconda took place early march 2002. During the operation, the coalition lost 15 killed and 82 wounded.
Operation anaconda, shahikhot valley, afghanistan, 210 march 2002. Operation anaconda was a military operation that took place in early march 2002 as part of the war in afghanistan. This operation was the first largescale battle in the post2001 war in afghanistan since. Cia paramilitary officers, working with their allies, attempted to destroy alqaeda and taliban forces. They were supporting operation anaconda, intended to bring to battle foreign alqaeda fighters who had fled after the overthow of the taliban. Iraq and afghanistan operation anaconda 118 march 2002 books, audiobooks, and dvds owned by avn tech library search this guide search. They flew by cargo plane to afghanistan, then by chinook to anacondas sometimes disastrous. John doe colonel mustard mil battle analysis march 2010 operation anaconda battle analysis in the mountainous shahikhot region south of the city of gardez in eastern afghanistan, operation anaconda took place early march 2002.
Army presented the purple heart on friday to six soldiers wounded on saturday in operation anaconda in. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Rich in detail and background material, a daybyday accountthe best availableof operation anaconda during march 2002. On board were 21 men, deployed to rescue a team of navy seals pinned down on the ridge dividing the. Operation anaconda, conducted in the shahikot valley of afghanistan during early march 2002, was a complex battle fought in rugged mountainous terrain under difficult conditions. Americas first major battle in afghanistan modern war studies hardvd by lester w. As of 2 march 2002, operation anaconda was the largest combat operation in afghanistan of the war on terrorism that began after the at tack on the world trade center and the pentagon on 11 september 2001.