When Navy SEALs Landed Straight Into an Al-Qaeda Ambush...

If you enjoy gritty human-made military videos and want to support more being made, consider joining our Patreon:   / membership   In early March 2002, U.S. and coalition forces launched Operation Anaconda, a major offensive in eastern Afghanistan aimed at destroying entrenched al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the Shahi-Kot Valley. The plan relied on surrounding enemy forces in mountainous terrain and driving them into blocking positions. However, intelligence underestimated both the number and strength of the enemy. Instead of a lightly defended area, coalition troops encountered a determined and well entrenched force occupying high ground, including the peak of Takur Ghar, a 10,000-foot mountain dominating the battlefield. 00:00 Introduction 01:29 The Insertion 05:21 The First Rescue Attempt 08:00 The Quick Reaction Force 11:01 The Long Fight on the Ridge 13:35 Extraction and Aftermath Prefer to listen on the go? Check out the WotW Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4i0FnOK... iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... RSS Feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/988960.rss Narrated by: Top5s Edited by: Jamit Productions History Should Never Be Forgotten...