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Bloody battle to leave al-Qaeda no escape
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ANALYSIS
YESTERDAY'S bloody engagement in southern Afghanistan was the
culmination of several weeks of planning by United States special
forces commanders to bottle up and then kill or capture a large group
of al-Qaeda and Taleban fighters.
From the fragmentary information emerging it is clear that US
observation teams and air reconnaissance had been "staking out" the
Gardez regions, while a large force of pro-western Afghan tribesmen
was mustered, backed by US and allied soldiers, for Operation
Anaconda. Preparations reached a high point two weeks ago when
General Dick Myers, the chairman ...
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