Tag Archives: AFRICOM

Can Syria and Libya finally forge an effective alliance?

Posted on July 21, 2020

by Paul Iddon On a tactical level, the Syrian civil war is increasingly being exported to Libya, where thousands of Syrian men have been recruited during the last year for Libya’s warring sides. Turkey sent former rebels who fought in … Continue reading →

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The Controversial Strongman behind Libya’s Descent into Chaos

Posted on April 6, 2018

by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is an analyst and journalist specializing in Afghanistan and Iraq. The United States tried to overthrow Muammar al-Gaddafi, dictator of Libya since 1969, for decades. In 1986, US President Ronald Reagan bombed Libya while the … Continue reading →

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International Cooperation at U.S. Africa Command

Posted on June 15, 2017

by Major Arnold Hammari. He is a U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer specializing in Sub-Saharan Africa who has worked at the U.S. embassies in Senegal, Uganda, and Chad as well as U.S. Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force Horn … Continue reading →

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There is a lot going on at the Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti

Posted on September 23, 2016

by Dan Gettinger. He is co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College. A drone circles the Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti looking for suspicious activity. Not an aerial drone, but an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) … Continue reading →

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52. Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz – Teil 4: The Health-Security Nexus

Posted on March 24, 2016

Zwischen dem 12. und dem 14. Februar 2016 fand die 52. Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz statt. Es ist eine der wichtigsten sicherheitspolitischen Konferenzen während des Jahres. Sie wurde in einer umfassenden Studie der University of Pennsylvania erneut als beste “Think Tank Conference” … Continue reading →

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The American Drone Base in Cameroon

Posted on March 7, 2016

by Dan Gettinger. He is co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College. This article was first published there and re-published by Dan’s permission — thank you! Garoua, a city in northern Cameroon, lies along … Continue reading →

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US Militärstrategie in Afrika scheitert und wird ausgebaut

Posted on December 30, 2015

von Peter Dörrie Die US-Streitkräfte übernehmen eine aktivere Rolle in der Bekämpfung von Boko Haram, deren Aufstand seit 2009 mehr als 30’000 Menschen getötet und sich vom Nordosten Nigerias auch auf die benachbarten Länder Kamerun, Niger und den Tschad ausgebreitet … Continue reading →

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Challenging Relationship: Combined Joint Task Force — Horn of Africa / AFRICOM / Embassy

Posted on October 27, 2015

by Major Arnold Hammari. He is a U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer specializing in Sub-Saharan Africa who has worked at the U.S. embassies in Senegal, Uganda, and Chad as well as U.S. Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force Horn … Continue reading →

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Allied Maritime Basing Initiative: Strategie für Arme

Posted on October 25, 2015

von Björn Müller (Facebook / Twitter). Er ist Journalist in Berlin mit dem Schwerpunkt Sicherheits- und Geopolitik. Es ist fast schon ein Naturgesetz der NATO: ohne die Amerikaner geht nichts. Aber eben nur fast; denn jetzt ist es mal umgekehrt. … Continue reading →

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American Commandos Use Niger for Training and More

Posted on August 24, 2015

by Joseph Trevithick, a freelance journalist and researcher. He is also a regular contributing writer at War is Boring and a Fellow at GlobalSecurity.org. The Pentagon is looking to open up a new gas station for its planes in southern … Continue reading →

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