Unreal John Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 a pirate who gave his name as Bile Hussein Another case of "reality is more fun than fiction." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETAC21 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Darwinism at work: Merchants transiting the IO/Red Sea: lotsSpanish navy ships in the IO: 1 yep, you guessed it. http://www.eitb.com/en/news/world/detail/811436/one-pirate-killed-attack-spanish-navy-warship-somalia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detonable Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gmeZ0crx0VJQuAq1irC3AZvt96uA?docId=4ad2972914bb4fff8a9bfe631561fd10 "The mission was directed by Army Gen. Carter Ham, head of Africa Command, from his headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany." Why is the HQ in Stuttgart? Is it so no African country be said to host it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekirk Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 "The mission was directed by Army Gen. Carter Ham, head of Africa Command, from his headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany." Why is the HQ in Stuttgart? Is it so no African country be said to host it? A cynic would say that it's so no US general officer has to live in an African country to command it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 IIRC it was as simple as no African country they considered would take them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertEagle Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) The Taiwanese ship was not the first. A while back a North Korean ship fought off pirates. Edited February 1, 2012 by DesertEagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Steele Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "The mission was directed by Army Gen. Carter Ham, head of Africa Command, from his headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany." Why is the HQ in Stuttgart? Is it so no African country be said to host it? Probably because the faculties are available. Lots of them in Stuttgart (ex US VII Corps HQ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corinthian Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 The Taiwanese ship was not the first. A while back a North Korean ship fought off pirates. I think they didn't count the North Korean incident because they viewed it as a turf war or gang rivalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul G. Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "The mission was directed by Army Gen. Carter Ham, head of Africa Command, from his headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany." Why is the HQ in Stuttgart? Is it so no African country be said to host it? Do you relize where CENTCOM HQ is? Hint...not the mid-east. http://www.centcom.mil/about-u-s-central-command-centcom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickard N Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 You just described many South Floridians out on their boats on a nice sunny weekend.Would they be severely missed? /R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 US drone 'kills 150 Somali militants' 5 minutes ago A US drone strike has killed more than 150 al-Shabab militants in Somalia, the Pentagon says. Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the strike hit a training camp where a "large-scale" attack was being planned. "We know they were going to be departing the camp and they posed an imminent threat to US and [African Union] forces," Captain Davis said. "Initial assessments are that more than 150 terrorist fighters were eliminated," he added. Mr Davis said the strike, on Saturday, targeted a camp about 120 miles (195km) north of the capital, Mogadishu. The camp had been under surveillance for some time ahead of the drone strike, according to Mr Davis. "There was a sense that the operational phase was about to happen," he said. He said the group had neared the completion of specialist training to conduct "offensive operations", but did not give any details about the alleged plot. Al-Shabab, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, was pushed out of Mogadishu by African Union peacekeeping forces in 2011 but has continued to launch frequent attacks in its bid to overthrow the Western-backed government. The group has said it carried out a string of recent attacks including a twin bombing at a busy restaurant in the Somali city of Baidoa last month. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35748986 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Falcon Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Someone tried to send a big shipment of arms to Somalia. The Aussies made sure it didn't get there: RAN frigate seizes Somali-bound weapons shipment in Middle East The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) Adelaide (Oliver Hazard Perry)-class guided-missile frigate HMAS Darwin (05) has seized off the coast of Oman a cache of weapons onboard a fishing vessel that was headed for Somalia, the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) said on 6 March. The seizure includes 1,989 AK-47 assault rifles, 100 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 49 PKM general-purpose machine guns, and 20 60 mm mortar tubes. "The weapons were seized under United Nations sanctions which authorise interdiction on the high seas of illicit weapons destined for Somalia", said the DoD in its statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanoid Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 US drone 'kills 150 Somali militants' 5 minutes ago A US drone strike has killed more than 150 al-Shabab militants in Somalia, the Pentagon says. Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the strike hit a training camp where a "large-scale" attack was being planned. "We know they were going to be departing the camp and they posed an imminent threat to US and [African Union] forces," Captain Davis said. "Initial assessments are that more than 150 terrorist fighters were eliminated," he added. Mr Davis said the strike, on Saturday, targeted a camp about 120 miles (195km) north of the capital, Mogadishu. The camp had been under surveillance for some time ahead of the drone strike, according to Mr Davis. "There was a sense that the operational phase was about to happen," he said. He said the group had neared the completion of specialist training to conduct "offensive operations", but did not give any details about the alleged plot. Al-Shabab, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, was pushed out of Mogadishu by African Union peacekeeping forces in 2011 but has continued to launch frequent attacks in its bid to overthrow the Western-backed government. The group has said it carried out a string of recent attacks including a twin bombing at a busy restaurant in the Somali city of Baidoa last month. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35748986 'report USA for spawncamp! yuo even worse than russians!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Quote Trump orders withdrawal of US troops from Somalia Published 9 hours ago US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of nearly all US troops from Somalia by 15 January, the Pentagon has said. The US has about 700 troops in the country helping local forces battle al-Shabab and Islamic State militants. US officials said some of the troops would move to neighbouring countries, allowing for cross-border operations. In recent months President Trump has issued similar orders to reduce US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has long called for US troops to come home and has criticised US military interventions for being costly and ineffective. The withdrawal order - which would see troops redeployed just days before Mr Trump leaves office - reverses the policy of former US defence secretary Mark Esper, who was sacked last month and favoured maintaining the US presence in Somalia. A Pentagon statement said that the order to "reposition the majority of personnel and assets out of Somalia by early 2021" did not signify a change in US policy. "We will continue to degrade violent extremist organisations that could threaten our homeland while ensuring we maintain our strategic advantage in great power competition," it said. However, some experts have warned that a US withdrawal could embolden militants in the Horn of Africa region. Last month, US government inspectors advised against a withdrawal from Somalia, saying local forces would not be able to resist threats from militants without US support. Somali lawmakers and officials have also said any US drawdown would be disastrous and a boost for terrorists. Those US forces left in Somalia will be based in the capital Mogadishu, the Pentagon said. [...] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55196130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detonable Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 At the bottom of the BBC article there is another one-“What Trump gets wrong about Somalia”. In it a Somali states that US drone strikes frequently kill civilians, not militants. Looks like that problem is getting solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Quote Date 01.02.2021 Somalia: Several dead as Mogadishu hotel siege ends At least nine people were killed when gunmen stormed the Hotel Afrik. The attack began in the evening with a car bomb blast at the building's entrance, and ended after a gun battle that lasted more than eight hours. Somali police said the attack on Mogadishu's Hotel Afrik was brought to an end early Monday after heavy exchanges of gunfire with security forces and an initial car-bombing. Islamist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the assault through their radio station. Among those killed at the popular hotel was the well-known retired General Mohamed Nur Galal, said Somalia's Information Ministry. Police officers gave varying death tolls, ranging from at least nine to 17, with four attackers included among those killed. Up to 30 people were injured. "The operation is over now," said police spokesman Sadik Ali. "I have never witnessed such a level of devastation," said bystander Ali Ato, who said he went to the hotel to recover the body of a colleague. The attack began Sunday evening with a suicide car bombing at the hotel's entrance followed by a shootout between al-Shabab militants and security forces. The hotel is located at a busy junction near the Somali capital's airport. Somali Prime Minister Hussein Roble condemned "the barbaric attack" and acknowledged the general for his "50 year role in defending the country." Since 2008, al-Shabab has sought to overthrow Somalia's internationally backed central government. Stationed in Somalia is an African Union peacekeeping force, which since 2017 has clawed back control of areas from the extremist group. Somalia's federal government and regional states have, however, quarreled over power and resources. [...] https://www.dw.com/en/somalia-several-dead-as-mogadishu-hotel-siege-ends/a-56402480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Quote Date 13.02.2021 Somalia: Suicide bomber strikes near presidential palace Police in the capital, Mogadishu, fired at the attacker as he broke through a checkpoint, allowing civilians to escape before the explosion. A suicide bomber blew up a car near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday, injuring at least seven people and destroying dozens of vehicles, police said. The bomber broke through a checkpoint near the palace and detonated his explosives after police chased and fired at his vehicle, authorities told reporters. "Security forces foiled a complex attack this morning, firing on the suicide car bomber before he reached his target, allowing many civilians to escape unharmed," a police officer told the German news agency DPA. Confusion over death toll The official police statement said that the only death in the scene was the bomber's, but witnesses reported at least two other deaths, according to the French news agency AFP. Government buildings in Mogadishu have been a target for the al-Qaida affiliated group, Al-Shabab. The extremists have reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack in a message on pro-insurgent radio station Andalus. Saturday's blast took place as Somali politicians try to break an election deadlock, and are set to hold talks on the crisis on Monday. Al-Shabab reportedly threatened to attack the polls. https://www.dw.com/en/somalia-suicide-bomber-strikes-near-presidential-palace/a-56559562 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Quote Date 10.03.2021 Author Chrispin Mwakideu (Reuters, AP) Somalia's security situation in crisis amid political uncertainty The political impasse over when and how the next Somalian election will be conducted, coupled with the increasing number of attacks from the Islamist terrorist group, al-Shabaab, has put Somalia on an unpredictable path. In Somalia's capital Mogadishu, no one seems to know where the next terror attack will come from. On Friday, 25 people were killed and many others injured when al-Shabaab militants targeted a popular restaurant. Before that, suspected al-Shabaab insurgents stormed the central prison in Bosaso city in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region. At least eight soldiers were killed, and more than 400 inmates were released from captivity. Puntland's military officials later said they had recaptured 87 of the hundreds of inmates that the armed Islamist extremists had freed. "When you look at the atrocities perpetrated by terrorist groups in Mogadishu, it is very obvious al-Shabaab is taking advantage of the political unrest and the election impasse", Abdullahi Hashi, a Somali security expert, told DW. "If this is not addressed urgently, jihadists will continue to launch deadly attacks." Political standoff continues Tensions are still running high among the central federal government, two federal member states, and various opposition groups. Somalian President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's mandate ended on February 8. The need for a fresh elections and new leadership is urgent, opposition presidential candidate Omar Abdulkadir said: "The mandate of government institutions, both the executive and the legislative, have expired. What we are witnessing now is uncertainty," Abdulkadir told DW. "We all need to know how long the outgoing administration will be in power and when the election will take place." No more US drone strikes? On Monday, the United States military announced that US President Joe Biden had suspended drone strikes in Somalia, stopping military offences in countries where the US is not militarily engaged. Consequently, any such operation outside Afganistan, Iraq, or Syria would now have to get approval from the White House. Former US President Donald Trump had largely left the decision on drone attacks to commanders on the ground. According to the New America Foundation, during Trump's four-year-tenure, the US unleashed a total of 208 drone strikes in Somalia. Trump's predecessor, President Barack Obama, had ordered only 43 airstrikes against al-Shabaab. [...] https://www.dw.com/en/somalias-security-situation-in-crisis-amid-political-uncertainty/a-56828825 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Quote Date 01.05.2021 Somalia: Parliament reverses presidential term extention The decision comes after intense fighting in the streets of Mogadishu. But some opposition members and residents were not convinced with the decision. Somalia's lower house of parliament voted unanimously on Saturday to cancel a two-year presidential term extension that it approved last month after intense violence between security forces in Mogadishu. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble ordered the army to return to their barracks following the vote, and urged politicians to avoid inciting violence. Roble took to Twitter to thank President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed for agreeing to not extend the mandate to stay in his position, and said the government would "soon prepare an election plan." The US embassy, European Union ambassador, and the Turkish foreign ministry said they were satisfied with Saturday's vote. It is unclear how long it will take for an election to take place. Some opposition leaders had hoped Mohamed would resign and said the parliament's decision did not go far enough. "[The president] can never be trusted as he flip-flops between his own words in unpredictable or reasonable ways," said Abdirahman Abdishakur, one of the opposition candidates. Tense times in Mogadishu Violence broke out last weekend after the lower house of parliament approved President Mohamed's extension. The political crisis raised concerns that al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants could exploit a security vacuum if security forces split along clan lines. Al Shabaab has already taken over at least one town in the past week after heavily armed fighters moved from the countryside into the capital. President Mohamed's attempt to continue his term also angered foreign donors who have backed his government in an attempt to bring stability to the nation after the civil war broke out in 1991. The fighting forced between 60,000 and 100,000 people to flee their homes. The streets were calm on Saturday, but the mood was still tense. Some of the displaced were hesitant to return. [...] https://www.dw.com/en/somalia-parliament-reverses-presidential-term-extention/a-57400650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Quote Date 03.10.2022 Somalia: Al-Shabab co-founder killed in joint strike, authorities say Somalia says that an air strike killed Abdullahi Nadir, who was next in line for leadership of the Islamist militant group. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declared a "total war" against the group. Somali authorities said on Monday that a top al-Shabab militant had been killed in a joint airstrike. The strike was launched on October 1 by the Somali army and international partner forces. It killed Abdullahi Nadir, also known as Abdullahi Yare, near the town of Haramka, Somalia's information ministry said. Nadir had a $3 million (€3.1 million) bounty on his head by the United States. [...] Recently elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud vowed to wage a "total war" to root out the militant group following a string of deadly attacks, including a 30-hour siege on a hotel in Mogadishu that killed 21 people. Somalia's military is supported by US forces and an African Union peacekeeping mission. The information ministry statement did not specify which international partners were involved in the strike that killed Abdullahi Nadir. https://www.dw.com/en/somalia-al-shabab-co-founder-killed-in-joint-strike-authorities-say/a-63320386 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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