Turf Wars Real Time

The former commander of United States forces in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McCrystal, once described the fight in Marjah as a bleeding ulcer. Situated to the East of the Helmand River valley, this fertile network of farm lands has long been a key stronghold of the Taliban. But that control is now being challenged. US Marines from Echo Company, 2nd Battalion 9th Marines, have been in Marjah since June and are waging and winning a fight that is not unfamiliar to them; a fight the soldiers of 1st Platoon describe as a "good old fashioned turf war". This video clip filmed on the morning of the 28th September 2010 is a real time, multi-camera view of one such fire-fight where elements of 1st Platoon are ambushed by Taliban fighters in the eastern sector of their area of operations.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Afghanistan
• Marja
• Echo
• Company
• 2nd
• Battalion
• 9th
• Marines

[matic21]

Lol he keeps calling someone faggot!

"Get down faggot!" 00:15

"How the fuck are you gonna shoot him if you can't see him faggot?!" 02:34

hahahah

[destroyer2100]

ANA guy: WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!

[AwewSti]

ANA need more guys like Spanky!

[RenatusMusic]

@4:20 he just runs in front of the lmg!

[raiden233]

@UnknownSuspect1 Well that us marine was shooting bullets while he was in the line of fire...if i was him i would have stuck that rpg up his ass!

[funker530]

SAW gunner running resorting to the use of magazines = useless

[jasonstathamprodigy]

13:53 god dammit spankey lol

[kylelovesfoot]

this video is amazing 10 out of 10 as far as i am concerned

[HTC2971]

spanky was a bad ass. Untrained but a badass nonetheless lol

[UnknownSuspect1]

haha ANA guy at 3:46 made me lough..."WTF " ...hes got balls to swear at a us marine