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Shabab militants from Somalia may have received help from Kenyans for deadly Manda Bay attack
U.S. Africa Command officials believe that al-Shabab militants from Somalia crossed the border into Kenya to conduct an attack on U.S. and Kenyan forces earlier this month in Manda Bay — with the assistance of facilitators within Kenya.
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Lawmakers voice concern about a potential troop reduction in Africa
The lawmakers said in a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper that cutting back U.S. troops in Africa was antithetical to the National Security Strategy Congress backs.
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Air Force’s 18th Wing conducts WestPac Rumrunner exercise with Navy, Army and Marine Corps partners
The exercise, crafted by the 18th Wing, is intended to bolster joint interoperability and push airmen to employ continuous airpower using tactics stemming from the Pacific Air Force’s agile combat employment concept of operations, known as ACE.
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Al-Shabab warns US partner forces in Africa that America will abandon them like it did Syrian Kurds
Al-Shabab said in a message that the raid on Manda Bay should “serve as a stern warning” for African forces that “when the situation gets difficult” American troops will “abandon you” just as they did with the Syrian YPG after entangling them in an “unwinnable war.”
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AFRICOM officials head to Manda Bay following jihadi attack that killed US service member
An investigation is being conducted into the attack, per the request of AFRICOM commander U.S Army Gen. Stephen Townsend.
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Intel warned of ground assault on al-Asad airbase: Report
Various warnings detected included one that al-Asad air base could face an attack from fighters affiliated with Kataeb Hezbollah, the New York Times reports.
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See the damage at al-Asad airbase following Iranian missile strike
Planet Labs Inc. captured photos that indicate multiple structures on al-Asad were damaged as a result, per analysis conducted by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
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What the Iran confrontation means for INDOPACOM and North Korea
The same day the Pentagon announced Iran’s Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was killed, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that the U.S. “is prepared to exert military force if needed” against Pyongyang. What does that mean for North Korea and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command?
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AFRICOM’s East Africa Response Force heads to Manda Bay after deadly jihadi attack in Kenya
U.S. Africa Command’s East Africa Response Force is now in Manda Bay, Kenya to bolster security of U.S. forces there — following an attack at the Kenya Defense Force Military Base that took the lives of one U.S. service member and two Department of Defense contractors on Sunday.
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US service member, DoD contractors killed after jihadi attack on base in Kenya
It was the first known al-Shabab attack against U.S. forces inside Kenya, a key base for fighting one of the world’s most resilient extremist organizations.
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Shabab militants from Somalia may have received help from Kenyans for deadly Manda Bay attack
U.S. Africa Command officials believe that al-Shabab militants from Somalia crossed the border into Kenya to conduct an attack on U.S. and Kenyan forces earlier this month in Manda Bay — with the assistance of facilitators within Kenya.
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Lawmakers voice concern about a potential troop reduction in Africa
The lawmakers said in a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper that cutting back U.S. troops in Africa was antithetical to the National Security Strategy Congress backs.
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Air Force’s 18th Wing conducts WestPac Rumrunner exercise with Navy, Army and Marine Corps partners
The exercise, crafted by the 18th Wing, is intended to bolster joint interoperability and push airmen to employ continuous airpower using tactics stemming from the Pacific Air Force’s agile combat employment concept of operations, known as ACE.
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Al-Shabab warns US partner forces in Africa that America will abandon them like it did Syrian Kurds
Al-Shabab said in a message that the raid on Manda Bay should “serve as a stern warning” for African forces that “when the situation gets difficult” American troops will “abandon you” just as they did with the Syrian YPG after entangling them in an “unwinnable war.”
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AFRICOM officials head to Manda Bay following jihadi attack that killed US service member
An investigation is being conducted into the attack, per the request of AFRICOM commander U.S Army Gen. Stephen Townsend.
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Intel warned of ground assault on al-Asad airbase: Report
Various warnings detected included one that al-Asad air base could face an attack from fighters affiliated with Kataeb Hezbollah, the New York Times reports.
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See the damage at al-Asad airbase following Iranian missile strike
Planet Labs Inc. captured photos that indicate multiple structures on al-Asad were damaged as a result, per analysis conducted by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
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What the Iran confrontation means for INDOPACOM and North Korea
The same day the Pentagon announced Iran’s Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was killed, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that the U.S. “is prepared to exert military force if needed” against Pyongyang. What does that mean for North Korea and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command?
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AFRICOM’s East Africa Response Force heads to Manda Bay after deadly jihadi attack in Kenya
U.S. Africa Command’s East Africa Response Force is now in Manda Bay, Kenya to bolster security of U.S. forces there — following an attack at the Kenya Defense Force Military Base that took the lives of one U.S. service member and two Department of Defense contractors on Sunday.
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US service member, DoD contractors killed after jihadi attack on base in Kenya
It was the first known al-Shabab attack against U.S. forces inside Kenya, a key base for fighting one of the world’s most resilient extremist organizations.
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Shabab militants from Somalia may have received help from Kenyans for deadly Manda Bay attack
U.S. Africa Command officials believe that al-Shabab militants from Somalia crossed the border into Kenya to conduct an attack on U.S. and Kenyan forces earlier this month in Manda Bay — with the assistance of facilitators within Kenya.
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Lawmakers voice concern about a potential troop reduction in Africa
The lawmakers said in a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper that cutting back U.S. troops in Africa was antithetical to the National Security Strategy Congress backs.
-
Air Force’s 18th Wing conducts WestPac Rumrunner exercise with Navy, Army and Marine Corps partners
The exercise, crafted by the 18th Wing, is intended to bolster joint interoperability and push airmen to employ continuous airpower using tactics stemming from the Pacific Air Force’s agile combat employment concept of operations, known as ACE.
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Al-Shabab warns US partner forces in Africa that America will abandon them like it did Syrian Kurds
Al-Shabab said in a message that the raid on Manda Bay should “serve as a stern warning” for African forces that “when the situation gets difficult” American troops will “abandon you” just as they did with the Syrian YPG after entangling them in an “unwinnable war.”
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AFRICOM officials head to Manda Bay following jihadi attack that killed US service member
An investigation is being conducted into the attack, per the request of AFRICOM commander U.S Army Gen. Stephen Townsend.
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Intel warned of ground assault on al-Asad airbase: Report
Various warnings detected included one that al-Asad air base could face an attack from fighters affiliated with Kataeb Hezbollah, the New York Times reports.
-
See the damage at al-Asad airbase following Iranian missile strike
Planet Labs Inc. captured photos that indicate multiple structures on al-Asad were damaged as a result, per analysis conducted by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
-
What the Iran confrontation means for INDOPACOM and North Korea
The same day the Pentagon announced Iran’s Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani was killed, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that the U.S. “is prepared to exert military force if needed” against Pyongyang. What does that mean for North Korea and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command?
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AFRICOM’s East Africa Response Force heads to Manda Bay after deadly jihadi attack in Kenya
U.S. Africa Command’s East Africa Response Force is now in Manda Bay, Kenya to bolster security of U.S. forces there — following an attack at the Kenya Defense Force Military Base that took the lives of one U.S. service member and two Department of Defense contractors on Sunday.
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US service member, DoD contractors killed after jihadi attack on base in Kenya
It was the first known al-Shabab attack against U.S. forces inside Kenya, a key base for fighting one of the world’s most resilient extremist organizations.
