The USS Harry S. Truman and its strike group launched the “largest airstrike in the history of the world” from an aircraft carrier during recent operations near Somalia, the Navy’s top admiral said Monday…
REVEALED: The U.S. Military’s 36 Code-Named Operations in Africa…
Many Americans first became aware of U.S. military operations in Africa in October 2017, after the Islamic State ambushed American troops near Tongo Tongo, Niger, killing four U.S. soldiers and wounding two others. Just after the attack, U.S. Africa Command said U.S. troops were providing “advice and assistance” to local counterparts. Later, it would become […]
U.S. Withdraws Troops from Libya Amid Rival Militias Fighting Near Capital…
The United States said Sunday it has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to “security conditions on the ground,” as a Libyan military commander’s forces advanced toward the capital, Tripoli, clashing with rival militias. A small contingent of American troops has been in Libya in recent years helping local forces combat Islamic […]
America’s Other Endless War: Battling al-Shabaab in Somalia…
The U.S. commandos careened between grief and anger as Alex Conrad’s flag-draped coffin was hoisted onto the cargo plane. Al-Shabaab militants allied with al Qaeda had killed Staff Sgt. Conrad at a rudimentary outpost that American Green Berets built with help of the Somali army. Now, just as Sgt. Conrad’s comrades were sending him on […]
Bases, Bases, Everywhere … Except in the Pentagon’s Report…
Within hours of President Trump’s announcement of a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, equipment at that base was already being inventoried for removal. And just like that, arguably the most important American garrison in Syria was (maybe) being struck from the Pentagon’s books — except, as it happens, al-Tanf was never actually on the […]
Secret U.S. Wars in Africa…
Under the pretense of waging their ‘war of terror’ U.S. Special Forces use lots of money and murky legal authorities to worm themselves into the intestines of Africa. Their secret action is likely to lead to more instability and is endangering the peoples of Africa and their governments. In a recent interview Seymour Hersh spoke […]
Probe Finds Deadly Niger Mission Lacked Proper Approval…
Fallout from Deadly Niger Ambush Worsens as Bombshell Reports Target AFRICOM…
The deadly ambush that killed four Army Special Forces personnel in Niger on Oct. 4, and the resulting rescue operation, were clouded by misinformation and poor planning, according to two extensive new reports. One report suggests that one of the American KIAs, Army Sgt. La David Johnson, remained alive in captivity for hours while DoD […]
FLASHBACK: Nick Turse, Washington’s America-First Commandos in Africa…
Libya – More War And Reconciliation…
The West retains it’s out of touch Libyan policies when in Luca, Italy last week the G7 ‘warned and commanded’ that the fractious warring Libyan parties ‘must’ work with the dying UN appointed and recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), situated only in a small naval base in Tripoli and its so called Presidency Council […]