sentences:  This initial action began a full-scale revolt which attracted the attention of hundreds of additional young men from the village who armed themselves and began an hours-long firefight with the Taliban insurgents remaining in the area.The group sent a request for assistance to the nearest U.S. Special Forces detachment, but as a flooding river prevented them from arriving in time, a team of Australian Special Forces soldiers were sent in via helicopter.Once on the ground, the allied soldiers gave the citizens pieces of reflective orange cloth to tie around their rifles so as to tell the difference between friend and enemy.