David Lewis & Joe Bavier, Reuters: Niger ambush, deaths highlight U.S. Africa military mission creep
NAIROBI/ABIDJAN (Reuters) - U.S. special forces soldiers were training their Nigerien counterparts in the West African nation’s volatile southwest, a growing hot-bed of jihadist violence, when the report came in of a raid nearby.
The assailants were believed to be led by Dondou Chefou, a lieutenant in a new group operating along the Mali-Niger border and called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. A decision was soon taken to pursue them.
The mixed force was ambushed by fighters on dozens of vehicles and motorcycles. Under heavy fire, U.S. troops called in French fighter jets for air support. But the firefight was at such close quarters the planes could not engage and were instead left circling overhead as a deterrant.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 6, 2017
No, Trump Is Not Withdrawing From the Iran Deal -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
Countdown to zero: The case for the Iran deal -- REP. Gerry Connolly (D-VA.), The Hill
What is the Iran nuclear deal? -- Chase Winter, DW
Can Abe Win the Confidence of Japan's Restless Voters? -- Scott B. MacDonald, National Interest
Do Japan and South Korea Need Nuclear Weapons? -- Fritz Lodge, The Cipher Brief
Afghanistan: U.S. Offers Pakistan yet Another 'Last Chance' -- Hussain Nadim, Lowy Institute
As Putin Turns 65, His Power Is Slowly Waning -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
Spain's missteps supercharge the Catalonia crisis -- Peter Apps, Reuters
How Catalonia separatists pulled off vote despite crackdown -- Joseph Wilson, AP
Spain's Catalonia Crisis Will Only Get Worse -- Stan Veuger, National Interest
Catalans Would Pay a High Price for Independence -- Ferdinando Giugliano, Bloomberg
Could Spain Go the Way of Yugoslavia? -- Svante E. Cornell, National Interest
The Japan-US relationship: How strong is the glue? -- Grant Newsham, Asia Times
Nobel Peace Prize - the right decision -- Martin Muno, DW
The Long Nuclear History Behind the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize -- Olivia B. Waxman, Time
1 comment:
The Nobel Price choice is the most stupid thing. Everyone is able to have this Nobel: who is for the nuclear weapon? If that the only reason, in this case I can have the Medicine Nobel Price because I am against disease.
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