Praying for our Armed Forces

It has been announced that a strike force, composed of British, US and Afghan troops and police, is planning to storm into some of the most dangerous areas of central Helmand in a series of daring raids as part of Operation Moshtarak (meaning "together").  NATO troops, supported by special forces, will simultaneously attack several Taliban enclaves within the notorious "Green Zone".  Allied commanders had hoped that the Taliban would have abandoned these areas but intelligence reports suggest that they have laid hundreds of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and are preparing to stand and fight.   Once cleared of enemy fighters, Afghan security forces will attempt to bring security and stability to civilians who have spent the past few years living under Taliban rule.  Villagers in the path of the fighting view the impending assault with apprehension and hope that once free of the Taliban there will be peace at last.

Pray:  Please pray for the safety of our troops and that there will be minimal loss of life on all sides; for the Chinook pilots flying the troops into the operation and for those seeking out and defusing the IEDs.  Give thanks for the courage of our troops.  Please pray for safety of the local population in the middle of the fighting; that the operation is successful and that the Afghanistan troops and police will be able to bring security and stability to Afghanistan in order to bring nearer the day our troops can come home for good.

More: 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8478220.stm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/7177157/Afghanistan-4000-British-troops-set-for-biggest-battle-with-Taliban.html

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