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| African Union Endorses Plan for Anti-Boko Haram Force | |
| 2015-03-07 | |
| [AnNahar] The African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... has endorsed the creation of a regional force of up to 10,000 men to join the fight against the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... , diplomats said Friday. The force, the idea for which was adopted at an AU summit in January, will be based in Chad's capital N'Djamena, the pan-African bloc's Peace and Security Council said.
Diplomats said Chad, Nigeria, Cameroon ...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there... , Niger and Benin have committed to providing troops, who would "operate freely" in a still-undefined region. According to an AU diplomat, who asked not to be named, the troops will operate around the Lake Chad Basin but not on Nigerian soil -- explaining that Nigeria "has a problem with agreeing to having foreign troops on its soil." Without the ability to intervene in Nigeria, the force would only be able to counter cross-border attacks by the Lion of Islams. The diplomat, however, said close coordination with Nigerian troops could see Boko Haram fighters effectively sandwiched. The AU has said it will seek U.N. Security Council approval in the form of a Chapter 7 resolution authorizing the use of force, plus a U.N. "Trust Fund" to pay for it. Diplomats said that while "logistical support" would be forthcoming, financing remained the key obstacle to collective action. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 ^^^^ sure that pic wasn't taken in downtown Atlanta? |
| Posted by: chris 2015-03-07 00:34 |
| #1 Go easy on the rations and be sure and issue them plenty of No-Doze. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-03-07 00:28 |