Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre

Forward Operating Base Delhi Massacre
Garmsir (FOB) is located in Afghanistan
Garmsir (FOB)
Garmsir (FOB)
Garmsir (FOB) (Afghanistan)
LocationGarmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
DateAugust 10, 2012
TargetU.S. Marines
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsAK-47
Deaths3 [1]
Injured1
PerpetratorsChai Boy of Afghan District Police Chief Sarwar Jan

Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre are murders that occurred on August 10, 2012, at the Forward Operating Base Delhi within Garmsir village, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. A young man, who had been allowed to live on the base, killed three unarmed U.S. Marines; one Marine was also severely injured.[2]

  1. ^ Marine Corps Times (August 2013). "Marine who warned of insider attack threat facing career's end".
  2. ^ "Official: Man in Afghan security uniform kills 3 U.S. troops, cnn.com, August 10, 2012. Retrieved on August 28, 2012.