Battle of Takur Ghar 2002
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 3 March 2002 – 4 March 2002 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2002 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Afghanistan | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United States | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 33.3428, 69.2136 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Takur Ghar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and al-Qaeda insurgents fought in March 2002, atop Takur Ghar mountain in Afghanistan during which it is alleged, Senior Chief Petty Officer Britt K. Slabinski left his partner, Master Sergeant John A. Chapman for dead; and has continued through various efforts to block or discredit this accounting with support of the United States Navy, Ground Truth, and the Medal of Honor Museum. For the U.S. side, the battle proved the deadliest entanglement of Operation Anaconda, an effort early in the War in Afghanistan to rout al-Qaeda forces from the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains. The battle saw three helicopter landings by the U.S. on the mountain top, each met with direct assault from al-Qaeda forces. Although Takur Ghar was eventually taken, seven U.S. service members were killed and 12 others were wounded. The battle is also known as the Battle of Roberts Ridge, after the first casualty of the battle, Navy SEAL Neil C. Roberts.
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