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US General: Afghans need US troops to counter the Taliban Afghanistan's military forces need US assistance to successfully counter the Taliban, the top general of the US Special Operations Command said to Congress on Thursday in the midst of the debate over whether US forces should remain in the country beyond May 1. General Richard Clarke also reiterated the sentiments of other…

Médecins Sans Frontières: Ethiopian troops stopped buses to execute men The Médecins Sans Frontières medical charity says it witnessed Ethiopian soldiers executing at least four men in the country's Tigray region. The troops allegedly killed the men after forcing them out of civilian buses. Médecins Sans Frontières, commonly referred to as the French initials MSF, said in a…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Thousands of soldiers affiliated with the Somali National Army will be administered with the COVID-19 vaccine, Kenya's defense chief has said, just a week after the East African nation received a shipment of the vaccines from Europe. COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in East Africa, where Kenya has so far registered more than 1,500 deaths. Somalia may have fewer cases, but the fact that health infrastructure is almost dysfunctional may have many people getting or dying from the undetected virus.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A contingent of GorGor troops landed at Mogadishu's Aden Abdulle International Airport on Monday after months of training in Turkey, just in the middle of an ongoing stalemate before the election, which has sparked war between the opposition and the federal government. In footage taken at the airport, the troops were seen matching and receiving instructions from their commander, most of whom had the red mark, as they shouted patriotic slogans as a sign of solidarity with the hiring authority.…

The Ethiopian military collided with alleged gunmen involved in a deadly attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region, killing 42, taking bows, arrows and other weapons, state-affiliated Fana TV reported on Thursday. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Wednesday that more than 100 people have been killed in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in the western part of the country. Amhara Media Bureau, affiliated with the country's Amhara region, quoted witnesses in a separate report as…

US plane carriers arrive off the coast of Somalia to stream 700 troops and equipment MOGADISHU, Somalia - A U.S. plane provider has in spite of everything arrived off the coast of Somalia, days after the Division of Protection printed plans to withdraw troops from the war-torn country, only a month earlier than President Donald Trump resigned, which crashed in November polls. Makin Island Amphibious…

The Central African Republic mentioned on Monday that Russia and Rwanda had despatched in a whole lot of troops after an alleged coup try earlier than the upcoming elections. The federal government of the Central African Republic, one of many world's poorest and most unstable nations, accused former President Francois Bozize on Saturday of selling a future coup by three insurgent teams. The group on Friday started advancing in the direction of the capital Bangui alongside key highways after declaring…

In Turkey, the Presidency introduced a decision in Parliament this Saturday, 12 December, on extending the mandate for Turkish troops deployed in Libya. It authorizes their presence on Libyan soil for one more 18 months to help the federal government for nationwide unity. The decision can be debated within the subsequent few days. Its adoption is undoubtedly because of the help of these in energy and…

US President Donald Trump has ordered the removing of most US army and safety personnel from Somalia, the place they've carried out operations in opposition to al-Shabab's militant group, the Pentagon stated on Friday. Trump "has ordered the Division of Protection and the U.S. Command to relocate the vast majority of Somalia's personnel and belongings in early 2021," the assertion stated. The Division of Protection pressured that america "doesn't withdraw or disconnect from Africa", amid issues a…

700 US particular forces suggest the Somali military of their struggle in opposition to the jihadists. The choice to withdraw troops was introduced by the Pentagon on Friday night time.