Posted on 12/19/2022 10:29:10 AM PST by BenLurkin
Two separate airstrikes were carried out in "collective self-defense," the U.S. military in Africa announced Sunday, with the first occurring on Dec. 14 and the second on Dec. 17, according to a report from Voice of America.
The strikes were made at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia in support of Somali National Army forces, with the first strike killing seven militants and the second killing eight al-Shabab fighters.
Somali government forces have been supported by air support from the U.S. and other governments, with the U.S. ramping up pressure on the group in recent months. In October, an airstrike carried out by U.S. forces took out al-Shabab leader Abdullahi Nadir. Later that month, the Pentagon announced an airstrike targeting al-Shabab units who had been attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde, killing two in the strike.
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I gather DSC needs or wants two stories this evening for the news.
(j6/somalia)
The only thing better would be 20 killed.
Love,
Mogadishu Vet
We are still fighting in Somalia?
There has got to be a better way.
Oh, goody gum drops- we get to learn how to pronounce some really cool-sounding names all over again.
SEN Dirksen (RIP) famously said- A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money. (paraphrasing)
That’s going to have to be price indexed to today’s currency market and updated to read... A trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.
High Five!
While 4 MILLION Illegals invaded USA in 2 years.
Bomb Mexico instead.
While 4 MILLION Illegals invaded USA in 2 years.
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Yep...pretty tough to get excited about projecting power over in Somalia while our own nation is going down the toilet.
Washington DC.
How many al-Shabab fighters have crossed our southern border?
Mexico is mostly emptied of those who want to come…. Maybe 15-20 million in the last 25 years from Mex. Those coming now are mostly Central Americans, Haitians and Africans. They come through Mexico so military strikes against the cartels and their coyotes should definitely happen.
We have no carriers in the area, so they must be land-based - Kenya? Ethiopia?
But that would entail ground crews, logistics, security - that would not be a small footprint.
Did they really blow up some tents or did they kill another family?
Just as with 9/11, simply having a secure border, and proper vetting of all immigrants, and basic profiling from the mid-east or North Africa would obviate the need for ALL of this.
But that is definitely NOT something the deep-state, MIC and woke-globohomo would go for
They all benefit they way it is now.
Your tag line speaks the truth.
I’ll bet all 15 were registered to vote in Wisconsin. They’re still registered to vote in Wisconsin and will remain registered to vote in Wisconsin.
Hail Hydra, kill 15 and 30 takes their place.
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