Reports in March NUMBER@1 suggested that the LOCATION@1 capital LOCATION@2 had largely fallen under resistance control along with most of the region , as a result the LOCATION@3 committed its reserve force , NUMBER@2 soldiers from the 2nd brigade , 1st Armored Division , to re-establish control of the region .

Reports in March NUMBER@1 suggested that the LOCATION@1 capital LOCATION@2 had largely fallen under resistance control along with most of the region , as a result the LOCATION@3 sent an additional NUMBER@2 Marines to re-establish control of the region .
