At least five civilians have been killed and more than 22 others injured as a US drone fires missiles on areas in southern Somalia, Press TV reports.| Given the questionable definition of civilian when jihadis are involved, the likelihood that personal weapons were dropped just before their status was reckoned, a hearty "Well done, O drone pilots!" should echo from the rafters. |
| And a second "Well done!" echoes yet again. |
... Harakat ash-Shabaab al-Mujahidin aka the Mujahideen Youth Movement. It was originally the youth movement of the Islamic Courts, now pretty much all of what's left of it. They are aligned with al-Qaeda but operate more like the Afghan or Pakistani Taliban. The organization's current leader is Ibrahim Haji Jama Mee'aad, also known as Ibrahim
al-Afghani. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, a Kenyan al-Qaeda member, is considered the group's military leader...
fighters. Dirie did not confirm any civilian casualties in Saturday's strike.
The front man added that dozens of helicopters are carrying out operations against the jihad boy group in various parts of southern Somalia.
| And yet a third "Well done!" in anticipation of future strikes, of which we may or may not get reports. Happy hunting, guys! |
Thousands of people are fleeing their homes in fear of further attacks.
| Removing oneself from the vicinity of obvious targets is a survival characteristic in a strongly contra-survival environment...or even in a normal environment, if one ponders the idea further. |
...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...
forces.