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military strike has killed approximately 30 Islamist al Shabaab militants near the central Somali town of Galcad, where Somalia's military was engaged in heavy fighting, U.S. Africa Command said in a statement. The operation, which the U.S. military described as a "collective ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American military airstrike in Somalia more than a year ago killed two civilians and injured three others, U.S. Africa Command acknowledged in a new report on Monday. The deaths, confirmed by an internal investigation, mark only the second time Africa Command has determin...
— the united states military says it killed six al-shabab extremists with an airstrike in somalia after the al-qaida-linked group attacked somali forces while u.s. forces were nearby. the u.s. africa command statement said monday’s airstrike was carried out near dar as salam af...
Liberia: Going against the Grain; Why Does Liberia Want to Host the US Military Command for Africa (Africom) against the Better Judgement of Other African Countries? Lansana Gberie, Just Back from Monrovia, Reports on the Thinking of the Liberian Leadership and Other Unresolved Matters Facing ...
Military personnel with U.S. Africa Command are in Mozambique to spearhead humanitarian relief efforts after the strongest-ever cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere struck Southeast Africa March 14-15. But conditions are dire, and now more than 12 days after the storm, they are racing ...
It is also unclear what will happen with the leadership of U.S. Army Africa. Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling assumed command in July. He previously served as the U.S. Army Europe deputy commanding general. “Restoring the commanding general of U.S. Army Europe...
The creation of the Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reflected the growth in the strategic importance of Africa in US foreign policy since the end of the 1990s. One of the objectives of this new geographical military command is to forge closer links between foreign, security and development ...
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The U.S. military often advises and assists Somali forces on the ground, while carrying out dozens of airstrikes against al-Shabab this year alone. Last month the U.S. Africa Command said there are between 650 and 850 Department of Defense personnel, including military, civilians and...