Nick Turse, Salon/Tom Dispatch: America’s secret war on ISIL: The African military operation you’ll never hear about
The U.S. Air Force recently "neutralized" 69 enemy combatants -- and has taken meticulous steps to cover its tracks
On October 7th, at an “undisclosed location” somewhere in “Southwest Asia,” men wearing different types of camouflage and dun-colored boots gathered before a black backdrop adorned with Arabic script. They were attending a ceremony that mixed solemnity with celebration, the commemoration of a year of combat that left scores of their enemies slain. One of their leaders spoke of comraderie and honor, of forging a family and continuing a legacy.
While this might sound like the description of a scene from an Islamic State (IS) video or a clip from a militia battling them, it was, in fact, a U.S. Air Force “inactivation ceremony.” There, Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Drake handed over to Colonel John Orchard the “colors” of his drone unit as it slipped into an ethereal military limbo. But that doesn’t mean the gathering had no connection to the Islamic State.
It did.
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WNU Editor: Bottom line .... the success of these military operations has spurred a massive growth and expansion of US military bases in Africa .... 60 U.S. military outposts according to this report.
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Success?
Success in watching being contained in more and more countries.
The Nigerian government seems to be winning but I would wait 6 months or a year to be sure.
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