Iran Deploys Troops, Ballistic Missiles To Eritrea

The Cutting Edge ^ | December 8, 2008

[Fennie]

Iranian ships and submarines have deployed an undisclosed number of Iranian troops and weapons at the Eritrean port town of Assab, according to opposition groups, foreign diplomats, and NGOs in the area.

The city of Assab sits at the Horn of Africa in the Arabian Sea. As such, Assab offers a strategic position as the world nervously eyes the precarious routes through which a seaborne oil traverses daily.

Local sources have reported that Iran recently sent soldiers and a large number of long-range and ballistic missiles. The military basing came after Iran signed an accord with Eritrea to revamp the Russian-built refinery used by the Eritrean Oil Company, also known as Assab Oil Company.

[marron]

Eritrea, in it’s short existence has proved to be the vanguard and the tip of the spear of the WorldWide Jihad.

Ethiopia's forces are divided, which probably reduces the pressure on Eritrea.

Last year, there were persistent reports of Pakistan’s ISI financing and arming groups that were part of Somalia’s Islamist councils

Depressing.

[kagoots]

The chess pieces are all falling into place. I just hope my family doesn’t have too suffer much for the ignorant people who voted for the one I whom dare not speak his name. All I can say is, “Come Lord Jesus soon, we are about to commit global suicide.”

[Snickersnee]

I just read an excellent book from WW2 on this region, Under the Red Sea Sun, by Cdr E. Ellsberg, USN. He was a salvage guy who was sent to the Eritrean port of Massawa to open it up in 1942 after the Italian/British fighting had left it unusable. It was important because it was feared at the time that Rommel was going to take both Alexandria and the Suez Canal; and that Massawa was going to be the main Allied base from which to retake Egypt and the Eastern Med. Left me with no doubt whatever about the strategic importance of that end of the Red Sea.

[sheik yerbouty]

The Shi’ite is about to hit the fan..

[Marine_Uncle]

One could expect even closer cooperation between the US and Saudis in the days to come. If required increased air surveillance on their side will be established, both in ground radar and airborne assets. Perhaps more F16 fighter bomber configurations may be sold to them. Lots of things we can see them that could help quickly neutralize any land to sea attacks on the shipping channel.

[Marine_Uncle]

Whoops. see = sell.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Excellent !

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The Saudi’s need to shut down the Wahabbi Schools....worldwide...I’m sure “the One” will ask them for that!!! ..../s

[Fred Nerks]

MUSLIM OBAMA IS. IS HE SHIA OR SUNNI?

It won’t take long to find out, if he does manage to set foot in the Oval Office, just watch his foreign policy decisions.

So far, I have him ID’d as shia...probably the Allawah Sect followed by the majority of Omani muslims; who settled in East Africa. Zanzibar and Kenya. (Arab Slavers.)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Things are really looking ugle today...got to take a break and go pay some bills and get grub for the lean to!...see my Black Hole post...

[nuconvert]

AFAIK - US has a permanent Marine base in Djibouti

I haven’t seen this story anywhere else yet, so I’m a bit skeptical about the details. OTOH, they could be putting guys closer to the Gulf of Aden to deal with piracy problems.
Let’s see if anyone else picks it up.

[redgolum]

For later read.

Someone in the islamic side actually knows strategy. This, the attacks on our supply columns, the Pak/Indian war, all spell a disaster for our guys if we don't have a back up plan.

Unfortunately, the US Generals are all political and have shown little evidence that they know any grand strategic vision. We could be in deep trouble very quickly.

[SunkenCiv]

Iranian ships and submarines have deployed an undisclosed number of Iranian troops and weapons at the Eritrean port town of Assab, according to opposition groups, foreign diplomats, and NGOs in the area. The city of Assab sits at the Horn of Africa in the Arabian Sea. As such, Assab offers a strategic position as the world nervously eyes the precarious routes through which a seaborne oil traverses daily. Local sources have reported that Iran recently sent soldiers and a large number of long-range and ballistic missiles. The military basing came after Iran signed an accord with Eritrea to revamp the Russian-built refinery used by the Eritrean Oil Company, also known as Assab Oil Company.

Thanks Ernest. What could possibly go wrong? ;')

[SunkenCiv]

Eritrea:

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Djibouti:

[SunkenCiv]

Yemen -- notice the proximity of Somalia. :'o

[rfreedom4u]

It will be easier for them to coordinate their activity with the pirates from Eritria.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

see this:

Djibouti emerges as new US base

Last updated: Wednesday, April 23, 2008

[SJackson]

And to Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa, based in Djibouti, just under 2,000 US troups, about 100 miles away

[SunkenCiv]

• US Navy Intercepts Iranian Arms Vessel (defense officals confirm)
• Israelis warn of Eritrea flashpoint
• Report: Eritrea May Become Failed State
• Clinton threatens Eritrea action (Hawkish Hillary)
• EU mulls action against Eritrea
• In Horn of Africa, Djibouti and Eritrea in Face-Off Over Border
• Eritrea Tyrant's Paranoid Outbursts
• The Eritrean people are not in need of any religion from foreigners: EOC Patriarch
• US threatens Eritrea over support for al-Qaeda-linked terrorists
• Report: Eritrea supplying arms to Somali jihadists
• [Pan-Arabism = tyranny - racism] Eritrea Slams... IGAD as Tool of Anti-African Policies
• [Arab racism in] Egypt crackdown on African migrants hits Eritreans
• Secret aid for al-Qa'ida in Somalia
• Eritrea warns of "consequences" for U.S. in Somalia
• Muslims Persecute Eritrean Christians
• Christian Deaths Mount in Eritrean Prisons
• Eritrean Christian Dies for Refusing to Renounce Faith

[Beowulf9]

This stuff is REALLY scary. Good info, though. Still reading, thanks:)