name: Coalition Forces Repel Attack, Kill Numerous Insurgents in South
text: Coalition Forces Repel Attack, Kill Numerous Insurgents in South
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-10-CA-260 3863 For Immediate Release  KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 24, 2010)   An Afghan and International Security Assistance Force repelled an insurgent attack and killed several insurgents in the Sangin district of Helmand province Sunday.  The combined force came under attack from a group of insurgents in a tree line during a dismounted patrol in the district.  After positively identifying the insurgents' firing position, the combined force returned fire. When the insurgent fire continued, a coalition aircraft conducted an air strike and two artillery rockets were fired at the tree line, resulting in several insurgents killed.  Initial reporting indicates there were no civilian casualties.