Following on from the post last week, BFBS Reports utilised Combat Camera Team imagery to support their latest report.
Showing posts with label Op Tor Shezada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Op Tor Shezada. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
VIDEO – Troops Enter Sayedebad during Operation Tor Shezada
Soldiers serving with Somme Company, the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, working jointly with the Afghan National Army (ANA), have seized and held the last Taliban stronghold of Sayedebad in southern Afghanistan.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Picture of the Day – UK Troops Enter Sayedebad
Soldiers serving with Somme Company, the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, working jointly with the Afghan National Army (ANA), have seized and held the last Taliban stronghold of Sayedebad in southern Afghanistan.
Moving out under the cover of darkness, soldiers from 1 LANCS, the 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 21 Engineer Regiment and the Counter IED Taskforce patrolled through fields and waist high irrigation ditches to reach the outskirts of the town. In a swift move under the protection of fire support being provided by troops out to the east, two compounds to the south of the village were cleared of possible insurgents and IEDs.
Photos: Cpl Barry Lloyd RLC/MOD 2010
Moving out under the cover of darkness, soldiers from 1 LANCS, the 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 21 Engineer Regiment and the Counter IED Taskforce patrolled through fields and waist high irrigation ditches to reach the outskirts of the town. In a swift move under the protection of fire support being provided by troops out to the east, two compounds to the south of the village were cleared of possible insurgents and IEDs.
Photos: Cpl Barry Lloyd RLC/MOD 2010
British and Afghan forces take Taliban stronghold of Sayedebad, southern Afghanistan
Soldiers serving with Somme Company, the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, working jointly with the Afghan National Army (ANA), have seized and held the last Taliban stronghold of Sayedebad in southern Afghanistan.
Moving out under the cover of darkness, soldiers from 1 LANCS, the 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 21 Engineer Regiment and the Counter IED Taskforce patrolled through fields and waist high irrigation ditches to reach the outskirts of the town. In a swift move under the protection of fire support being provided by troops out to the east, two compounds to the south of the village were cleared of possible insurgents and IEDs.
Soldiers from Somme Company setting up radio systems inside a newly occupied compound
Major Darren Newman, Officer Commanding Somme Company the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment said at the time, “The Company along with our Afghan partners has cleared through Sayedebad and we have systematically cleared through each of the compounds looking for insurgent activity.”
Once a foothold had been achieved, and defensive positions established in the compounds, two joint units of British and Afghan soldiers moved forward clearing through the town on the west and east sides from the south. At each stage, Afghan security forces were used to interact with the local Sayedebad population.
He continues, “As we have pushed through we’ve found nothing to suggest the Taliban have been here in the last 48-72 hours. It appears the presence of overwhelming forces from ISAF and the ANA has effectively meant the insurgents have fled out of this area before we arrived….Local atmospherics appear to be good. The locals are welcoming and pleased with our presence”
Once the village had been cleared, ISAF forces held a Shura (a local meeting) with the elders of the town to explain what had been happening.
The Officer Commanding of Somme Company, Major Darren Newman holding a shura with local elders in the town of Sayedebad.
Major Newman, “They’ve agreed to work with us in partnership to provide security here and clear the area of improvised explosive devices. Their main concern was security. Clearly if we have a permanent presence here that is something we hope to address in the very first instance.”
Security is the main focus for ISAF in this region. Although Sayedebad was free of insurgents, as the Shura was taking place heavy firing could be heard 800m to the north as Corruna Company, 1 LANCS continued its push south to open up the road between Sayedebad and Nad-e-Ali. The road continues to present a heavy IED threat to ISAF forces and the local population.
Major Newman concluded, “We’ll now look to consolidate our position and start searching for improvised explosive devices in the vicinity of the local compounds and routes in and out. Where we find them we’ll remove them.”
Photos: Cpl Barry Lloyd RLC/MOD 2010
Moving out under the cover of darkness, soldiers from 1 LANCS, the 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 21 Engineer Regiment and the Counter IED Taskforce patrolled through fields and waist high irrigation ditches to reach the outskirts of the town. In a swift move under the protection of fire support being provided by troops out to the east, two compounds to the south of the village were cleared of possible insurgents and IEDs.
Soldiers from Somme Company setting up radio systems inside a newly occupied compoundMajor Darren Newman, Officer Commanding Somme Company the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment said at the time, “The Company along with our Afghan partners has cleared through Sayedebad and we have systematically cleared through each of the compounds looking for insurgent activity.”
Once a foothold had been achieved, and defensive positions established in the compounds, two joint units of British and Afghan soldiers moved forward clearing through the town on the west and east sides from the south. At each stage, Afghan security forces were used to interact with the local Sayedebad population.
He continues, “As we have pushed through we’ve found nothing to suggest the Taliban have been here in the last 48-72 hours. It appears the presence of overwhelming forces from ISAF and the ANA has effectively meant the insurgents have fled out of this area before we arrived….Local atmospherics appear to be good. The locals are welcoming and pleased with our presence”
Once the village had been cleared, ISAF forces held a Shura (a local meeting) with the elders of the town to explain what had been happening.
The Officer Commanding of Somme Company, Major Darren Newman holding a shura with local elders in the town of Sayedebad.Major Newman, “They’ve agreed to work with us in partnership to provide security here and clear the area of improvised explosive devices. Their main concern was security. Clearly if we have a permanent presence here that is something we hope to address in the very first instance.”
Security is the main focus for ISAF in this region. Although Sayedebad was free of insurgents, as the Shura was taking place heavy firing could be heard 800m to the north as Corruna Company, 1 LANCS continued its push south to open up the road between Sayedebad and Nad-e-Ali. The road continues to present a heavy IED threat to ISAF forces and the local population.
Major Newman concluded, “We’ll now look to consolidate our position and start searching for improvised explosive devices in the vicinity of the local compounds and routes in and out. Where we find them we’ll remove them.”
Photos: Cpl Barry Lloyd RLC/MOD 2010
Ambushes, firefights and IEDs hamper latest British offensive
By Kim Sengupta, The Independent
“We are moving to the compound of Rahmad Yar,” was the intercepted Taliban message.
The attack came 53 minutes later, long raking bursts of machine-gun fire along with intermittent Kalashnikov shots. Other targets around the area also began to be hit. The Taliban were not giving up their stronghold without a fight.
British soldiers pause during their offensive to drive the Taliban’s fighters from Saidabad
Photo: Cpl Gary Kendall RLC/MOD 2010
Resistance had initially been muted as British and Afghan forces headed south, with insurgent fighters focusing on US Marines coming in the opposite direction. But they had reorganised – with repeated radio calls for ammunition – and were now in a position to hit back.
A series of attempted ambushes continued for the rest of the afternoon as the troops patrolled along tracks, twisting past high-walled compounds; Taliban fighters moved across fields and Apache and Cobra helicopter gunships circled overhead.
To read the full story click here
“We are moving to the compound of Rahmad Yar,” was the intercepted Taliban message.
The attack came 53 minutes later, long raking bursts of machine-gun fire along with intermittent Kalashnikov shots. Other targets around the area also began to be hit. The Taliban were not giving up their stronghold without a fight.
British soldiers pause during their offensive to drive the Taliban’s fighters from SaidabadPhoto: Cpl Gary Kendall RLC/MOD 2010
Resistance had initially been muted as British and Afghan forces headed south, with insurgent fighters focusing on US Marines coming in the opposite direction. But they had reorganised – with repeated radio calls for ammunition – and were now in a position to hit back.
A series of attempted ambushes continued for the rest of the afternoon as the troops patrolled along tracks, twisting past high-walled compounds; Taliban fighters moved across fields and Apache and Cobra helicopter gunships circled overhead.
To read the full story click here
More Day 3 Op Tor Shezada Images
Operation TOR SHEZADA meaning Black Prince, is being carried out by Combined Force Nad-e Ali (CF NDA) to clear any known insurgents from Sayedebad and involves UK troops and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).
Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Frazer Lawrence OBE, Commanding Officer (CO) The 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s is commander of CF NDA and is leading the operation.
Photos: Corporal Gary Kendall RLC/MOD 2010
Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Frazer Lawrence OBE, Commanding Officer (CO) The 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s is commander of CF NDA and is leading the operation.
Photos: Corporal Gary Kendall RLC/MOD 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Video of the Day - Op Tor Shezada Day 3
Soldiers serving with Somme Company, the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, working jointly with the Afghan National Army and the 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland have continued to push out and clear villages surrounding the town of Sayedebad. On day three of Op TOR SHEZADA the ongoing patrols around the town have allowed forces to interact and re-assure local nationals about the operation and the increased security it will create.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
British Forces find IED cache during Op TOR SHEZADA in Nad-e-Ali
Soldiers serving with Somme Company, the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment continued to clear compounds in Taliban held villages in the vicinity of Sayedebad, central Helmand in the early hours of this morning. The move resulted in a large find of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) components and bomb making equipment.
Troops from Somme Company, who have taken over compounds in the region of the Taliban stronghold of Sayedebad, moved from their location under the cover of darkness to a small village on the outskirts of Sayedebad. As dawn approached, the troops, working alongside Afghan security forces began searching and clearing buildings.
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) components found inside an IED factory by Somme Company and the Counter IED task force.
Captain Brad Pino, 13 Platoon Commander said, “We left at first light this morning to push round into an area we know that the insurgents have used before and previously there has been an IED factory. So we’ve pushed out to clear the kalay (village) just to see if there are any insurgents still in the area and to find out what the local nationals know and whether they’re happy that ISAF are here.”
He continues “It’s been really quiet. The locals seem quite on side and happy to see us. They’ve told us that the insurgents have been in the area recently, potentially there are still some insurgents in the area, and there are some IEDs in the area.”
Working on intelligence gained on the ground, the Royal Engineer Search Team (REST), moved in to search a suspected IED factory once the remaining buildings had been cleared by soldiers from 1 LANCS and their Afghan colleagues.
Lieutenant Amy Pennington from the Counter-IED Taskforce commented, “There was local intelligence that one of the compounds had been used as an IED factory. So my team was sent in to search that factory and we actually found component parts of IEDs.”
She continues, “Once we found the component parts of the IEDs, we removed them and then the main charges were dem-ed (demolished) in situ by the ATO (Ammunition Technical Officer).”
Explosives and IED components being destroyed by members of the Counter IED task force on day 2 of Op TOR SHEZADA.
After spending nearly six hours on the ground the troops then extracted back to their patrol base to prepare for the next step in the operation.
Troops from Somme Company, who have taken over compounds in the region of the Taliban stronghold of Sayedebad, moved from their location under the cover of darkness to a small village on the outskirts of Sayedebad. As dawn approached, the troops, working alongside Afghan security forces began searching and clearing buildings.
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) components found inside an IED factory by Somme Company and the Counter IED task force.Captain Brad Pino, 13 Platoon Commander said, “We left at first light this morning to push round into an area we know that the insurgents have used before and previously there has been an IED factory. So we’ve pushed out to clear the kalay (village) just to see if there are any insurgents still in the area and to find out what the local nationals know and whether they’re happy that ISAF are here.”
He continues “It’s been really quiet. The locals seem quite on side and happy to see us. They’ve told us that the insurgents have been in the area recently, potentially there are still some insurgents in the area, and there are some IEDs in the area.”
Working on intelligence gained on the ground, the Royal Engineer Search Team (REST), moved in to search a suspected IED factory once the remaining buildings had been cleared by soldiers from 1 LANCS and their Afghan colleagues.
Lieutenant Amy Pennington from the Counter-IED Taskforce commented, “There was local intelligence that one of the compounds had been used as an IED factory. So my team was sent in to search that factory and we actually found component parts of IEDs.”
She continues, “Once we found the component parts of the IEDs, we removed them and then the main charges were dem-ed (demolished) in situ by the ATO (Ammunition Technical Officer).”
Explosives and IED components being destroyed by members of the Counter IED task force on day 2 of Op TOR SHEZADA.After spending nearly six hours on the ground the troops then extracted back to their patrol base to prepare for the next step in the operation.
Photos: Cpl Barry Lloyd RLC/MOD 2010
Brits And Afghans Fight To Clear Rebel Base
By Adam Arnold, Sky News Online
A new offensive involving hundreds of British and Afghan troops is taking place in southern Afghanistan to try to clear a Taliban stronghold.
Operation ‘Tor Shezada’ or ‘Black Prince’ is being led by the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster Regiment and got off to a “successful” start, military chiefs said.
UK soldiers along with Afghan forces from 3rd Brigade, 215 Corps, are trying to clear an area from Sayedebad to the south of Nad-e-Ali.
The assault is taking place on suspected rebel compounds and is expected to take several days.
The offensive continues the momentum gathered by Operation Mostarak earlier this year, the Ministry of Defence said.
Although significantly smaller than previous offensives in this area, Operation Tor Shezada will push insurgents further from the populated centres successfully cleared by Moshtarak.
Sky’s Stuart Ramsay is embedded with the troops.
He said: “Soldiers have been fanning out and moving south from a variety of camps they have in this part of Helmand Province.
“The idea is to try to pressurise the areas that the Taliban have been controlling for some time.”
Read the full article here
A new offensive involving hundreds of British and Afghan troops is taking place in southern Afghanistan to try to clear a Taliban stronghold.
Operation ‘Tor Shezada’ or ‘Black Prince’ is being led by the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster Regiment and got off to a “successful” start, military chiefs said.
UK soldiers along with Afghan forces from 3rd Brigade, 215 Corps, are trying to clear an area from Sayedebad to the south of Nad-e-Ali.
The assault is taking place on suspected rebel compounds and is expected to take several days.
The offensive continues the momentum gathered by Operation Mostarak earlier this year, the Ministry of Defence said.
Although significantly smaller than previous offensives in this area, Operation Tor Shezada will push insurgents further from the populated centres successfully cleared by Moshtarak.
Sky’s Stuart Ramsay is embedded with the troops.
He said: “Soldiers have been fanning out and moving south from a variety of camps they have in this part of Helmand Province.
“The idea is to try to pressurise the areas that the Taliban have been controlling for some time.”
Read the full article here
Friday, July 30, 2010
UK and Afghan soldiers move into compounds in the Sayedebad area of Nad-e Ali as part of Op TOR SHEZADA
Somme Company of 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (1LANCS) successfully performed an aerial insertion from a Chinook helicopter in the early hours of 30th July 2010 under a cover of darkness.
They are now within Sayedebad, as part of Operation Tor Shezada which is pushing insurgent fighters further from the population centres. This increased security will enable the Afghan Government to extend its reach to the local population.
Photos from Op Tor Shezada
Cpl Barry Lloyd RLC/MOD 2010
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They are now within Sayedebad, as part of Operation Tor Shezada which is pushing insurgent fighters further from the population centres. This increased security will enable the Afghan Government to extend its reach to the local population.
Photos from Op Tor Shezada
Cpl Barry Lloyd RLC/MOD 2010
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