Tag: US Military
US Military Bombs Somalia Allegedly Killing 62 Militants
AFRICANGLOBE - The US military says it has killed 62 fighters from the Islamist group al-Shabab in six air strikes in Somalia. Four air strikes on Saturday killed 32 militants and a further two on Sunday killed 28, it said in a statement.
I Know Which Country The US Will Invade Next
AFRICANGLOBE - By the end of this column, it will be clear which country the United States will invade and topple next. Or failing that, it will be clear which country our military-intelligence-industrial complex will be aching to invade next.
US Military To Execute First Inmate In Over 50 Years; Yes...
AFRICANGLOBE - Eight years after he was sentenced to die, Ronald Gray could be the first death row inmate executed by the US military in more than half a century. For more than 25 years, Gray filed appeals claiming that he had an incompetent lawyer, that the military courts lacked the proper jurisdiction to prosecute him, and that he was not mentally stable enough to stand trial. These appeals were repeatedly denied.
America Building A $100 Million Drone Base In Niger
AFRICANGLOBE - The United States military said on Friday it is building a $100 million (£76.8 million) temporary base for surveillance drones in Agadez, central Niger, allegedly to help the West African country combat militant groups and protect its borders.
The U.S. Military’s African “Footprint”
AFRICANGLOBE - Journalist Nick Turse’s recently released book “Tomorrow's Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa” aims to at the least make more of the people paying for this military intervention aware of AFRICOM and its mission. What becomes clear as one reads this text is that the US military in Africa is essentially on a war footing and is expanding rapidly.
US Military to Maintain Low-Key Presence In Africa – Official
AFRICANGLOBE - US military efforts in Africa will remain low-key and “small footprint,” and will be geared toward building relationships with African nations, a senior Defence Department official has been quoted as saying.
