We're back in Somalia

Hed bust · Jan 11, 2007

Hed bust said:

An American general, McKiernan, I think, was asked at the end of 2006 to give a synopsis of that year and for the one coming up.
What are the U.S. military's biggest initiatives, etc.
He said solidifying our mission in Africa and our relationships with leaders of nations in that continent was at the top of the list for things to get done in 2007.
Africa is a breeding ground for terrorists, who like to set up shop and do their training.
We've been in Djibouti since 2004, and that's where this latest mission was launched from.
Africa's vital and we're there for the long haul, it seems.
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The General was Hobbins. Here's the story link:

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=40775&archive=true

NDub · Jan 12, 2007

I know we've got SpecialOps there. That's been reported in the stories. I hope Dennis Haysbert is kicking some AQ ass.

2muchcoffeeman · Jan 14, 2007

Well, that worked out nicely.

The herdsmen had gathered with their animals around large fires at night to ward off mosquitoes. But lit up by the flames, they became latest victims of America's war on terror.

It was their tragedy to be misidentified in a secret operation by special forces attempting to kill three top al-Qa'ida leaders in south-ern Somalia.

Oxfam yesterday confirmed at least 70 nomads in the Afmadow district near the border with Kenya had been killed. The nomads were bombed at night and during the day while searching for water sources. Meanwhile, the US ambassador to Kenya has acknowledged that the onslaught on Islamist fighters failed to kill any of the three prime targets wanted for their alleged role in the 1998 US embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.

The operation, which opened a new front in Washington's anti-terror campaign, seems to have backfired spectacularly in the five days since it was launched. In addition to the scores of Somali civilians killed, the simmering civil war in the failed state has been rekindled.

Yesterday concern was mounting at the high number of civilian casualties, despite a claim by the US ambassador, Michael Ranneberger, that no civilians had been killed or injured and that only one attack had taken place. The UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, reported that an estimated 100 people were wounded in Monday's air strikes on the small fishing village of Ras Kamboni launched from the US military base in Djibouti after a mobile phone intercept.
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http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/article2149716.ece

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