 They ended up going on an operation called Operation Roadhouse 2 to take a town called Safar Bazaar in southern Helmand. This was a preparatory test battle in anticipation of taking Marja, which was about 30 miles north. What we didn't know was the bad guys had really gotten a stronghold in Safar Bazaar. We thought they were all up in Marja. There were actually plenty of them down in Safar Bazaar.