<P> The Battle of Takur Ghar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and al Qaeda insurgents fought in March 2002 , atop Takur Ghar mountain in Afghanistan . For the U.S. side , the battle proved the deadliest entanglement of Operation Anaconda , an effort early in the war in Afghanistan to rout al Qaeda forces from the Shahi - Kot Valley and Arma Mountains . The battle saw three helicopter landings by the U.S. on the mountain top , each greeted by direct assault from al Qaeda forces . Although Takur Ghar was eventually taken , seven U.S. service members were killed and many wounded . The battle is also known as the Battle of Roberts Ridge , after the first casualty of the battle , Navy SEAL Neil C. Roberts . </P>
<P> The Battle of Takur Ghar was a short but intense military engagement between United States special operations forces and al Qaeda insurgents fought in March 2002 , atop Takur Ghar mountain in Afghanistan . For the U.S. side , the battle proved the deadliest entanglement of Operation Anaconda , an effort early in the war in Afghanistan to rout al Qaeda forces from the Shahi - Kot Valley and Arma Mountains . The battle saw three helicopter landings by the U.S. on the mountain top , each greeted by direct assault from al Qaeda forces . Although Takur Ghar was eventually taken , seven U.S. service members were killed and many wounded . The battle is also known as the Battle of Roberts Ridge , after the first casualty of the battle , Navy SEAL Neil C. Roberts . </P>
where did the battle of roberts ridge take place
where did the battle of roberts ridge take place
Takur Ghar mountain in Afghanistan
Takur Ghar mountain in Afghanistan