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2025-05-13 Africa Horn

U.S. AFRICOM Conducts Airstrike on ISIS Target in Somalia’s Puntland

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Posted by trailing wife 2025-05-13 2025-05-13 04:29|| || Front Page|| [111 views ] Top
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#1 State. The operation is ongoing, with assessments underway to determine the extent of the damage to the Death Eaters and finalize mission objectives.

Had to get the news out before BDA was complete.
SOF presscorp is working overtime to craft the narrative.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-13 09:20|| 2025-05-13 09:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Alternatively, this is the Somali government's press release claiming that the US still 'fully' supports them militarily. Remember the Rantburg article U.S. Reaffirms Refusal to Fund Current AU Mission in Somalia?

Posted by magpie 2025-05-13 13:53|| 2025-05-13 13:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Good points, gentlemen. Inasmuch as I understand things military — in other words, not at all — it seems to me this means we trust ourselves to spend funds meaningfully and effectively for kinetic effect, but are pretty sure funds given African Union Stabilization Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) are disappearing preferentially into private pockets without forwarding war fighting.

A big difference from giving anything to Israel, where it goes directly where intended and will do the most good.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-05-13 22:28|| 2025-05-13 22:28|| Front Page Top

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