User:George Swan/sandbox/Skirmish at Lejay, Afghanistan

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Lejah, Helmand Province, and some major cities of Afghanistan.

On February 10th, 2003, a small Skirmish at Lejay, Afghanistan triggered a reaction Americans called "Operation Eagle Fury".

The initial skirmish

Lejay is a small village in Northern Helmand Province, Afghanistan. American intelligence analysts report that elements of American forces were headed towards a fortified compound near Lejay to apprehend Abdul Wahab Raes. American forces report that, when they were near Lejay, they came under fire. No casualties were reported.

Air support was called in, and bombarded ridges the Americans ground forces reported the fire had come from.

American patrols rounded up all nearby military age males.

American roadblocks apprehended all travellers proceeding on the highway that passed through Lejay.

Captives apprehended following the skirmish

American intelligence analysts report that seventy Afghans were concentrated in Abdul Wahab's fortified compound. Local American forces decided to transport eleven of the local men to headquarters, and set the rest of the men free. At least half a dozen of the men apprehended on February 10, 2003 were transferred to the American Guantanamo detention facility, in Cuba.

isn	name	page numbers	notes
958	Mohammad Nasim	CSRT allegations 89 CSRT transcript 100-109 NLEC nlec	An elderly man, apprehended on February 11, 2003, together with even more elderly relatives -- who were not transferred to Guantanamo. Determined had not been an enemy combatant after all.
971	Kushky Yar	CSRT allegations 76 CSRT transcript 89-98 ARB allegations 4-5 ARB transcripts 95-112	Captured following an February 10 2003 incident where US Special Forces came under fire outsitde the village of Lejay, Helmand, Afghanistan. Captured with his nephew who was wearing an army surplus olive drab jacket.
972	Alif Mohammed	CSRT allegations 1 CSRT transcript 55-70 ARB allegations 6-8 ARB transcripts 113-122	Captured following an February 10 2003 incident where US Special Forces came under fire outsitde the village of Lejay, Helmand, Afghanistan.

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