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intelligence would have shattered the enemy’s ability to conduct major combat operations and set the conditions for stability operations to take place. Operation Anaconda was a joint effort between elements of the 10th Mountain Division, 101st Airborne Division, Special Operations Forces from multiple nations, and local Afghan fighters to drive out al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters from the Shahikot Valley in order to set the conditions for successful stability operations in Afghanistan. The battle

prison for interrogations by the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The prisoners revolted and the ensuing fighting escalated into one of the bloodiest battles of the conflict. Northern Alliance fighters, assisted by British and American Special Forces and air support, to quelled the revolt. As a result all but 86 prisoners were killed. United States (US) suffered the first American fatality during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. Among the surviving prisoners was an American citizen. The

there were many moving pieces as well as personnel that shaped the conflict which ultimately lead to the capture of key terrain during the operation some of which were Joint Special Operations Command, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) Special Activities Division (SAD),160th (SOAR) Special Operations Aviation Regiment, 1st Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment, and many other units throughout the U.S. Military as well as Coalition forces. With this there also

Operation Anaconda was the largest battle fought in Afghanistan by conventional forces. It took place after US Special Forces aligned with Afghan forces from the Northern alliance ran bombing campaigns that crushed the Taliban in late 2001. The operation would take place in the Shahikot valley which had peaks that were anywhere around 8,000 to 12,000 feet. The high altitude, rocky terrain and the cold weather prove difficult for air assault missions in the area of operations (AO) and for conventional

planning, coordination, rehearsal, and preparation between Air and ground communications, and how it proved to be critical during Operation Anaconda. The ending results were a delayed execution and several friendly casualties. In February 2002, Special Forces intelligence agents along with Advanced Force Operations (AFO), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), were starting to make a connection between an increase presence of high-value targets (HVT), the Taliban, and Al-Qaeda fighters in an

Sweeny 1 Christopher Sweeny Mrs. Gallos English 3 20 April 2015 A Global War: The Global War on Terror and U.S. Operations to Eliminate Terrorism Approximately 2,823 people were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 9, 2001. Since then there have been 20,022 terrorist attacks in the united states alone, according to www.wnd.com. There are many dangerous terrorist organizations out There. Most of them are based in the middle east. “there’s another organization using the same

The man behind the 9/11 Attacks who did not receive the same degree of attention of Osama bin Laden or his organization Al Qaeda is Khalid Sheik Mohamed. This man is known as the mastermind to some people. The paper’s objective is to compile and construct a detailed outline of Khalid’s life and draw a conclusion on motives for his attacking of the United States. This will help create a profile of behaviors and choices that will allow Counter-Terror to have information to look for in suspects. Thus

how it proved to be critical during Operation Anaconda. The ending results were a delayed execution and several friendly casualties. In February 2002, Special Forces intelligence agents along with Advanced Force Operations (AFO), and the Central Intelligence

Operation Cyclone was the name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to fund the Jihad warriors in Afghanistan .The program inclined vigorously towards supporting activist Islamic gatherings that were supported by the administration of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in neighboring Pakistan. Operation Cyclone was one of the longest and most costly secret CIA operations ever attempted. Subsidizing proceeded after 1989 as the mujahideen fought the strengths of Mohammad Najibullah 's PDPA

short bombardment and a total of six bombs being dropped. TF HAMMER was unsuccessful in entering the valley due to a heavy amount of small arms fire and mortar attacks. The lack of air support triggered by bad communication frustrated Afghan and Special Forces alike and led to Afghan trucks being hit heavily by pre-registered mortar fire on known choke points by Taliban and al Qaeda fighters. Unity of command is crucial in conducting a successful military operation: communication flows smoothly through