{
  "name": "8 Insurgents Killed During Attack on Special Operation Forces",
  "eventrefnumber": "N/A",
  "text": "Regional Command South\nCombined Joint Special Operations Task Force- Afghanistan\n\nKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (July 8, 2011)– At least eight insurgents were killed after they attempted an attack against coalition Special Operation Forces (SOF) of Special Operations Task Force – South, in the Khakrez district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, July 1. \n\nInsurgents attacked SOF with small arms and machine gun fire during a meeting with village elders to promote ongoing village stability programs within the area. \n\nThe SOF team was able to positively identify the insurgents at which time they called for air support. \n\nU.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft responded and performed multiple gun runs on the insurgents. Afterword, coalition forces were able to confirm that eight insurgents were killed. Three of the killed insurgents were seen being carried away by insurgents in a truck, according to reports from the aerial reconnaissance team. \n\nFollowing the engagement, the SOF team was able to recover several items from the insurgents, including multiple AK-47 rifles, multiple rocket-propelled grenade rounds, and components used to construct improvised explosive devices. \n\nNo civilian casualties or property damage resulted from these operations.",
  "StartDate": "2011-07-01",
  "eventtype": "insurgentskilled",
  "province": "Kandahar",
  "citydistrict": "Khakrez",
  "village": "",
  "targetgroup": "",
  "commander": "",
  "position": "",
  "minkilled": "8",
  "mincaptured": "0",
  "capturedcharacterisation": "",
  "killedcharacterisation": "at least 8",
  "killq": "true",
  "captureq": "false",
  "killcaptureraid": "false",
  "airstrike": "false",
  "noshotsfired": "false",
  "dataprocessed": "true",
  "flagged": "false",
  "glossarymeta": "false",
  "minleaderskilled": "0",
  "minfacilitatorskilled": "0",
  "minleaderscaptured": "0",
  "minfacilitatorscaptured": "0","leaderq":"false"}