The Secret War Against Al Qaeda In Africa

Lack Of Human Intel Hampered AQ Hunt In Africa -- Marine Times

The second in a series looking at U.S. military activity in the Horn of Africa

It was late summer in the hot, dusty Ethiopian town of Gode and Marine Capt. Rye Barcott wandered into a mud hut restaurant in an attempt to talk to the locals. Inside were four ethnic Somalis — the norm in the Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia. Barcott, armed only with a pistol, spotted two AK-series assault rifles beside them.

He tried to engage the men in conversation, but their tone turned bitter when the subject of the Ethiopian army arose.

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WNU Editor: Part 1 on the secret war against Al Qaeda in Africa can be found here.