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	Operation Warrior Sweep - Biocrawler
		Operation Warrior Sweep involved a July 20, 2003 deployment of about 1,000 soldiers of the Afghan National Army, together with U.S. -led coalition troops, in the Zormat Valley region and the 3,260 meter-high peaks of the Ayubkhel Valley in the southern Paktia province in Afghanistan.
		The operation was in response to intelligence reports that some Taliban and al-Qaeda operatives were active in the area.
		Toward the conclusion of the Operation in mid-September, forces from the United States, Italy, Romania and Afghanistan discovered several secret caves and caches containing more that 20,000 pieces of ordnance.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Operation_Warrior_Sweep (280 words)

	DefendAmerica News - Afghanistan Update
		Coalition forces are operating in coordination with AMF indigenous to the Zabul and Kandahar provinces.
		The operation was initiated when coalition forces air assaulted into the mountains in the vicinity of Deh Chopan, in Zabul province to clear the area of suspected anticoalition forces.
		Operations Mountain Viper and Warrior Sweep demonstrate the coalition's resolve to rid Afghanistan of disruptive elements and establish security in the nation.
	www.defendamerica.mil /afghanistan/update/sep2003/au092103.html (4356 words)

	Definition of Operation Warrior Sweep
		Operation Warrior Sweep involved a July 20, 2003 deployment of about 1,000 soldiers of the Afghan National Army, together with U.S. -led coalition troops, in the Zormat Valley region and the 3,260 meter-high peaks of the Ayubkhel Valley in the southern Paktia province in Afghanistan.
		The operation was in response to intelligence reports that some Taliban and al-Qaeda operatives were active in the area.
		By July 29, soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division were transported in by CH-47 Chinook helicopters to assist in the Operation.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Operation_Warrior_Sweep (335 words)

	Operation Warrior Sweep - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Warrior Sweep involved a July 20, 2003 deployment of about 1,000 soldiers of the Afghan National Army, together with U.S. -led coalition troops, in the Zormat Valley region and the 3,260 meter-high peaks of the Ayubkhel Valley in the southern Paktia province in Afghanistan.
		The operation was in response to intelligence reports that some Taliban and al-Qaeda operatives were active in the area.
		By July 29, soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division were transported in by CH-47 Chinook helicopters to assist in the Operation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Warrior_Sweep (280 words)

	Asia Times - Mission impossible for the Afghan army
		As a joint ANA operation with the American-led coalition forces, operation Warrior Sweep aims at uprooting the resistance forces hidden in southeastern Paktia province of Afghanistan.
		Operation Warrior Sweep, according to Davis, is a planned response to this development.
		Apart from its seemingly unachievable objective in the short run, the ongoing operation is important for its political dimension since it demonstrates the Kabul government's intention to establish its authority beyond Kabul.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Central_Asia/EG26Ag01.html (1075 words)

	The war on terror. - Encyclopedia.com
		March 2 Operation Viper results in the capture of eight known or suspected Taliban members during a sweep of the Baghran Valley n Afghanistan.
		May 1 President Bush announces from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln that major combat operations in Iraq are over and that America and her allies have prevailed.
		June 2 Operation Dragon Fury is launched in the Shah Kowt section of Afghanistan's Paktia province.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-108838047.html (8310 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During Post-invasion Iraq, Operation Ivy Lightning was a raid conducted by elements of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division on 12 August 2003 in the towns of Ain Lalin and Quara Tapa along the Jabal Hamrin Ridge north of Baghdad.
		During Post-invasion Iraq, Operation OK Corral was a sweep operation conducted by elements of the 82nd Airborne Division in Ar Ramadi beginning on 19 October 2003.
		Operation Rifles Blitz was a house-to-house search of the Iraqi Syria-frontier town of Al Qaim, led by the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq but also involving troops from the 82d Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Operation_Centaur_Rodeo (1910 words)

	Epochtimes English Edition-
		The operation is taking place around the mountain town of Daichopan in the southeastern province of Zabul.
		The operation follows a series of fatal attacks on Afghan police and other targets in the area, which the Afghan transitional government blames on the Taleban remnants.
		Operation Mountain Viper complements a similar operation, called "Warrior Sweep," against militants in provinces farther north, including Paktia and Paktika.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/3-9-5/4143.html (297 words)

	Afghan army chasing Taliban (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Zermat valley region 100km south of Kabul was the scene of the massive Operation Anaconda assault against al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in March last year.
		Operation Warrior Sweep was intended to disrupt routes used by these anti-coalition forces in the mountainous Afghan-Pakistan border area.
		The operation had been "planned for some time and it is not in direct response to anything that would have occurred yesterday or the day before yesterday or in the recent past", the colonel said.
	www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,6935,2-10-1462_1391578,00.html (324 words)

	Warrior Sweep disposes of weapons caches
		Bn., set up explosives in one of the weapons caches discovered Aug. 4 during Operation Warrior Sweep.
		The two caches were the largest among six found by coalition forces consisting of Afghan National Army soldiers, U.S. Special Forces and 82nd Airborne Division troops Aug. 3.
		Operation Warrior Sweep is the largest and longest combat operation by coalition forces in Afghanistan since Operation Anaconda ended in March 2002.
	www4.army.mil /ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=5108 (482 words)

	Operation Mountain Viper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Operation Mountain Viper, the United States Army and the Afghan National Army (nearly 1000 in number) worked together from August 30 to early September, 2003, to uncover hundreds of suspected Taliban rebels dug into the mountains of Daychopan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan.
		The Operation worked in conjunction with Operation Warrior Sweep.
		This article about a military operation in the history of the United States is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Mountain_Viper (132 words)

	U.S. jets kill at least 14 Taliban in Afghanistan offensive - The Advocate
		Sweeping through the rugged mountains of southeastern Afghanistan, scores of Afghan militia and U.S. Special Forces soldiers hunted down suspected Taliban fighters who in recent weeks have been attacking police officials and government convoys.
		In the campaign, dubbed Operation Warrior Sweep, fighter jets provided air support for ground troops and blasted the mountain region that runs between Kandahar and Zabul provinces, said Col. Rodney Davis, spokesman for the U.S. military at coalition headquarters at Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul.
		He said the violence is localized in areas "where the terrorists find a soft space to operate," and contended that the fighters are linked to terrorist cells outside the country - an apparent reference to neighboring Pakistan.
	www.stamfordadvocate.com /features/bal-te.afghan26aug26,0,1478598.story (566 words)

	Arab News
		News of the operation comes after suspected Taleban fighters have stepped up anti-coalition attacks, but Davis said Warrior Sweep had been planned some time and was not a response.
		Operation Warrior Sweep was intended to disrupt routes used by these anti-coalition forces in the mountainous Afghan-Pakistan border area.
		The operation had been “planned for some time and it is not in direct response to anything that would have occurred yesterday or the day before yesterday or in the recent past,” the colonel said.
	www.arabnews.com /services/print/print.asp?artid=29281&d=24&m=7&y=2003&hl=New (735 words)

	Epochtimes English Edition-
		The operation is taking place around the mountain town of Daichopan in the southeastern province of Zabul.
		The operation follows a series of fatal attacks on Afghan police and other targets in the area, which the Afghan transitional government blames on the Taleban remnants.
		Operation Mountain Viper complements a similar operation, called "Warrior Sweep," against militants in provinces farther north, including Paktia and Paktika.
	en.epochtimes.com /news/3-9-5/4143.html (297 words)

	Afghan army launches first major anti-Taliban operation
		The Zermat valley region, 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Kabul, was the scene of the massive Operation Anaconda assault against al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in March last year.
		"ANA combat operations complemented by coalition security operations are designed to disrupt the anti-coalition network and advance security and stability within the region," he said.
		They are a trained, disciplined fighting force capable of conducting both combat and civil military affairs operations in conjunction with coalition forces," Davis said.
	www.spacewar.com /2003/030723120127.zmfa0t18.html (524 words)

	friendly printed version:Action Update Archive, Summer 2003
		Given the fluid nature of the conflict and operational security constraints, these updates draw on occasionally unconfirmed and incomplete press reports, as well as official information that is by necessity guarded.
		The main target of Operation Mountain Viper was the estimated 1,000 Taliban gathered in the Dai Chupan district of Zabul province, one of the largest concentrations of such fighters seen since the group was ousted from power late in 2001.
		U.S. soldiers killed since the start of military operations in 2001 to at least 68, about 31 of which were from hostile fire.
	www.cdi.org /friendlyversion/printversion.cfm?documentID=1279 (4243 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / 14 killed as US jets target Taliban
		Sweeping through the rugged mountains of southeastern Afghanistan, scores of Afghan militia and US-led coalition special forces hunted down suspected Taliban fighters, who in recent weeks have been waging attacks on police officials and government convoys.
		In the campaign, dubbed "Operation Warrior Sweep," fighter jets provided air support for ground troops and blasted the mountain region that runs between Kandahar and Zabul provinces, said Colonel Rodney Davis, spokesman for the US military at coalition headquarters at Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul.
		He said the violence was localized in areas "where the terrorists find a soft space to operate," and claimed they were linked to terrorist cells outside the country -- an apparent reference to neighboring Pakistan.
	www.boston.com /news/world/articles/2003/08/26/14_killed_as_us_jets_target_taliban (632 words)

	Afganistan-America's Other Quagmire
		The attacks and the repressive response underscore the growing hostility and resistance to the US-led military occupation of the country and its client regime in Kabul.
		The operation began on Monday with the bombardment of an alleged Taliban camp using A-10 gunships, F-16s and AV-8B Harrier attack jets, which killed at least 14 people according to a US military spokesman.
		In another operation in neighbouring Paktika province, about 600 US and Afghan troops, backed by helicopter gunships, were engaged in extensive house-to-house searches in the Urgun district.
	www.countercurrents.org /us-symonds300803.htm (1265 words)

	BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR - Volume 6(2) November December 2003
		Operation Enduring Freedom was launched on October 7, 2001 to remove the Taliban regime and allied Al Qaeda responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
		The operation involved 1000 troops and was based on gathered radio transmissions and resulted in a fierce eight day clash with resurgent Taliban forces.
		Operation Warrior Sweep is a joint operation involving 1000 personnel of the ANA and U.S military tasked to neutralize insurgents in the Paktia province.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /MONITOR/ISSUE6-3/bahroo.html (5828 words)

	U.S Representative Trent Franks, 2nd District of Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, the United States built a worldwide coalition of 70 countries that dismantled the repressive Taliban regime and denied al-Qaida a safe haven in Afghanistan.
		DHS is operating the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), which tracks foreign students who come to the United States, ensuring they are actually enrolled and attending classes, while facilitating the entry of legitimate students.
		Operation Safe Commerce (OSC) is a public-private partnership to fund new initiatives designed to enhance tracking and security for container cargo moving through the international transportation system to the United States.
	www.house.gov /franks/WhiteHouseBriefing.shtml (8902 words)

	Taliban fighters kill U.S. soldiers - The Advocate (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But the spokesman added that they did not appear to be organized and were the work of "small groups." A special operations soldier was killed in action Aug. 21 near Orgun, also in Paktika province, and another member of the special operations force was killed in Zabul province last week, according to Centcom.
		The coalition and 1,000 troops from the newly trained army launched Operation Warrior Sweep in late July with a mission "to kill, capture and deny sanctuary to anti-coalition fighters and to disrupt anti-coalition activity" in targeted border regions, military commanders said at the time.
		Since the start of the U.S.-led combat operations against the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan, 35 coalition troops have been killed in action and 34 more have died from accidents and other incidents the Pentagon calls "non-hostile" acts.
	www.stamfordadvocate.com /business/bal-te.afghan01sep01,0,678373.story (714 words)

	US troops brought in to help Afghans: Operation near Pakistan border -DAWN - International; July 30, 2003
		The 82nd Airborne Division soldiers were transported by CH-47 Chinook helicopters to the 3,260 metres high peaks of the Ayubkhel valley to take part in Operation Warrior Sweep, it said in a statement.
		Operation Anaconda was a massive assault launched in March 2002 against Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters holed up in the mountains of Paktia province.
		The current operation began on July 23 and on Saturday troops found two-way radios and large caches of ammunition and explosives in a nearby village after receiving intelligence reports of Al Qaeda personnel there.
	www.dawn.com /2003/07/30/int8.htm (765 words)

	40 Taliban Fighters Killed, 50 Arrested in Southern Afghan Operations (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A joint operation by hundreds of Afghan soldiers with air and ground support of US forces was launched on Monday in Dai Chupan district of Zabul province, about 300 kilometers southwest of Kabul, said a provincial official.
		He emphasized that the current joint operation will be going on until all the Taliban elements are eradicated from the area.
		Monday's massive operation was a response to recently increasing Taliban insurgencies in the border province, which borders the former Taliban stronghold of
	www.china.org.cn /english/international/73403.htm (521 words)

	Taliban Attacks Afghan Government Checkpoint (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The operation was initiated when coalition forces assaulted into the mountains in the vicinity of Dai Chupan, in Zabul province to clear the area of suspected Taliban forces.
		Operation Mountain Viper employed special operation forces and 10th Mountain Division ground forces.
		In recent operations the coalition estimated direct combat and close air support killed at least 37 anti-coalition soldiers.
	www.china.org.cn /english/international/74065.htm (222 words)

	Progress Report on the Global War on Terrorism
		Hambali is a lethal terrorist who is suspected of backing major operations, including the attack in Bali, Indonesia, and other recent attacks.
		During Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, the United States built a worldwide coalition of 70 countries that dismantled the repressive Taliban regime and denied al-Qaida a safe haven in Afghanistan.
		Through Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, the United States and its coalition partners defeated Saddam Hussein’s regime, effectively eliminating a state sponsor of terrorism and a regime that possessed and had used weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
	www.whitehouse.gov /homeland/progress/attacking.html (1522 words)

	DefendAmerica News - Article
		In their previous operations over the past six months in Afghanistan, the 82nd Airborne Division has conducted many village searches, but the one conducted July 26, the fourth day of the division’s participation in Operation Warrior Sweep, proved to be their most successful one yet.
		In another house, 2nd Squad, 3rd Platoon, Company B, 2- 505th Infantry Regiment, uncovered an old Russian military two-way radio, a 50 pound crate of dynamite, a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) round, a box of anti-aircraft rounds, and hundreds of 7.62 mm and handgun rounds.
		They were taken into custody by soldiers of Company B, 2-505th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division during their "Cordon and Search" mission in a village in the Ayubkhel Valley during Operation Warrior Sweep.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/jul2003/a073103c.html (786 words)

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