Battle of Firebase Anaconda

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Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

Date	August 8, 2007
Location	Uruzgan province, Afghanistan
Result	U.S-Afghan victory.

Belligerents

United States,

Afghan National Army

Taliban insurgents

Strength

Unknown

~75

Casualties and losses

None

20+

v • d • e War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

Qala-i-Jangi – Tora Bora – Anaconda – Red Wing – Lashkagar – Mountain Thrust – Helmand – Panjwaii – Medusa – Mountain Fury – Falcon Summit – Sangin – Achilles – Hoover – Chora – Firebase Anaconda – Harekate Yolo – Musa Qala – Karez

The Battle of Firebase Anaconda was a military engagement that took place on August 8th, 2007.^[1]

A group of roughly 75 Taliban militants mounted a rare frontal assault on a United States-led coalition firebase codenamed Firebase Anaconda using small arms fire, grenades, and 107 mm rockets. American and Afghan forces repelled the assault using mortars, automatic weapons fire, and air support.

The Taliban assault was repulsed, with at least two dozen Taliban fighters killed. No U.S.-led coalition casualties were reported.

The attack was rare in that instead of using asymmetric warfare tactics such as launching mortars at the base and quickly retreating, the Taliban forces' staged a direct assault on U.S.-led forces.