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| US to engage in 'hit and run' war in Somalia |
| 2010-03-08 |
| The United States is involved in preparatory military operations in Somali for a 'major' offensive against Somali fighters, report says. US is providing military assistance to Somali government in order to retake capital Mogadishu from Somali fighters, a recent report in The New York Times indicates. The American military is conducting nighttime surveillance in the Al-Shabab-controlled areas of the capital and training Somali intelligence officers and forces in addition to providing logistical supports for the government, the report adds. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Supporting the United Nations sponsored so called Somali government is just feeding the OWG BS. Actually, the US has backed the rump-Somali government for years. BTW, you might want to readjust that tinfoil beanie into a more conical shape... AQ and the pirates are two separate problems in Somalia. Exactly. As for "whittling down AQ" - technically that's incorrect. Al Shabaab pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda, but indications are it's still a 'local' movement. And yes, it's a mess within a mess. The objective is to make Somalia somewhat less conducive to a feeling Al-Q moving back in there (like they're doing in Gaza). |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-03-08 21:43 |
| #7 Finding and sinking the motherships, with all hands aboard, that'll stop it. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-03-08 12:32 |
| #6 As I remember, hasn't this been tried before? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-03-08 09:55 |
| #5 Sounds like another mess within a mess. |
| Posted by: Shineng Ebbolush2214 2010-03-08 06:06 |
| #4 AQ and the pirates are two separate problems in Somalia. This just appears to be yet another operation to whittle down AQ without actually doing anything. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-03-08 03:42 |
| #3 This is nuts. Will do absolutely nothing to stop piracy. Fail to produce any significant stability in the south. Most of the so called AQ are just guns for hire. If you want to kill off the AQ organizers then set out to do that. Supporting the United Nations sponsored so called Somali government is just feeding the OWG BS. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-03-08 03:26 |
| #2 Hit and run is good. The second part is to stop feeding the enemy. |
| Posted by: ed 2010-03-08 00:49 |
| #1 TOPIX > SOMALIA: CENTRAL GOVT. SAYS IT HAS COMPLETED PREPARATIONS FOR NEW ALL-OUT OFFENSIVE AGZ REBELS. * SAME > HIZBUL/HIZBUK ISLAM SAYS IT WILL SET UP ADMINISTRATIONS FOR GOVT-CONTROLLED DISTRICTS IN MOGADISHU. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-03-08 00:41 |