More than 150 killed in US drone strike

[Libertas Aut Mortis]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35748986

Damn.


More than 150 killed in US drone strike on al-Shabab target in Somalia, US officials say

Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the strike hit a training camp where a "large-scale" attack was being planned.
"We know they were going to be departing the camp and they posed an imminent threat to US and [African Union] forces," Captain Davis said.
"Initial assessments are that more than 150 terrorist fighters were eliminated," he added.
Captain Davis said the strike, on Saturday, targeted a camp about 120 miles (195km) north of the capital, Mogadishu.

[timosman]

We are at war with Somalia?

[Libertas Aut Mortis]

We are at war with Somalia?

Apparently

[RJ Liberty]

We are at war with Somalia?

We went there back in 1992 under Operation Restore Hope, so we could give hope to the struggling Somali people. We've got to go back now to bomb the shit out of the country, and Take Hope Back.

[muh_roads]

We are at war with Somalia?

Russia quietly destroyed most of ISIS without the media reporting it. We need to create a new dragon to slay.

[jllundqu]

We are at war with Somalia?

The War on Terror (TM) knows now bounds... nor does it require pesky legal things like declarations, etc.

[Occam's Banana]

We are at war with Somalia?

We have always been at war with Eastasia Eastafrica.

[Zippyjuan]

Russia quietly destroyed most of ISIS without the media reporting it. We need to create a new dragon to slay.

Link?

[Jan2017]

The War on Terror (TM) knows now bounds... nor does it require pesky legal things like declarations, etc.
Global drone pre-emptive strikes . . . anyone against the Empire -Welcome to the 21st Century


Pentagon says al-Shabab training camp, 195km north of Mogadishu, targeted over the weekend.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/drone-strike-somalia-kills-150-fighters-160307170607675.html

[Brian4Liberty]

imminent threat to US

Pre-emptive strike to prevent imminent threat.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2436_3BRlA

[presence]

14 dead 25 wounded in al-shabab terror attack same day in mogadishu

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/alshabab-gunmen-launch-deadly-attack-on-somali-hotel-34489901.html

[Lucille]

706909468735479808

[presence]

Australia Navy Finds 2,000 Weapons on Somalia-Bound Fishing Dhow by Alexander Smith


More than 2,000 weapons including assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and mortar tubes were found hidden under nets aboard a small fishing boat bound for Somalia, American and Australian officials said Monday.
http://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2016_10/1447956/160307-guns-fishing-boat-somalia-8a_e3d2f89e91b18cc0348212213be59c2e.nbcnews-ux-600-700.jpg (http://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2016_10/1447956/160307-guns-fishing-boat-somalia-8a_e3d2f89e91b18cc0348212213be59c2e.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg) The weapons are pictured having been seized last month. Royal Canadian Navy
A team from Australian frigate HMAS Darwin discovered the cache last month some 195 miles off the coast of Oman.
The U.S. Navy believes the boat had set off from Iran and that the crew were Iranian, Lt. Ian McConnaughey, a spokesman for U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, told NBC News in an email.
McConnaughey said an initial assessment indicated the weapons were destined for Yemen to be used by Iran-backed Shiite Houthi rebels in the country's civil war.
The weapons were discovered aboard a dhow on Feb. 27 but the find was only announced Monday.
The guns were seized under United Nations sanctions the prohibit the delivery of illegal arms to Somalia. They are expected to be transferred to U.S. custody for further analysis and disposal, McConnaughey added.
The Australian ship that found the hoard was part of Combined Task Force 150 - an anti-terror, piracy, and smuggling operation whose membership include the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and others.
It uncovered 1,989 AK-47 assault rifles, 100 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, 49 PKM machine guns, 39 PKM spare barrels and 20 mortar tubes, according to a statement from the Australian Navy.
http://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2016_10/1447951/160307-guns-fishing-boat-somalia-801a_e3d2f89e91b18cc0348212213be59c2e.nbcnews-ux-600-480.jpg (http://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2016_10/1447951/160307-guns-fishing-boat-somalia-801a_e3d2f89e91b18cc0348212213be59c2e.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg) Weapons including AK-47 assault rifles and rocket launchers were found aboard a small stateless fishing boat bound for Somalia on February 27. Royal Australian Navy
The task force does not have authority to detain traffickers in international waters and the crew of the dhow was released after the weapons were seized.
Yemen is locked in conflict between the Shiite Houthi rebels, who are allied with Iran, and the internationally recognized government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia said in October that it had intercepted another fishing boat laden with weapons destined to be used by the Houthis, according to Reuters.


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/australia-navy-finds-2-000-weapons-somalia-bound-fishing-dhow-n533196

[Feelgood]

We are at war with Somalia?

We are now. Bombing a country is an act of war, after all.

[Origanalist]

We are now. Bombing a country is an act of war, after all.

What if they don't want to fight back?

[Danke]

What if they don't want to fight back?

Then we can claim victory!

[Root]

We are at war with Somalia?
Who aren't we at war with? Is there an app to keep track?

[phill4paul]

Did we win?

[phill4paul]

What if they don't want to fight back?

Then the Fed gets the mineral and oil resources. Just like they do in the U.S.

[enhanced_deficit]

They don't award Nobel Peace prizes for nothing.

http://www.otoons.com/politics/images/barak-obama-2.jpg

[Suzanimal]

The jihadis have since learned that they are often watched by surveillance aircraft and so they tend to meet under trees to avoid detection.

How big are these trees?:confused:

[Mani]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/australia-navy-finds-2-000-weapons-somalia-bound-fishing-dhow-n533196



Seriously not sure if I could be hundreds of miles in the middle of an ocean on a boat named, "Darwin."




Now were those weapons found being used by the McCain approved brown people or the McCain not approved brown people? Because McCain told us when we hand over weapons to all these brown people he will know the good ones from the bad ones.

[PierzStyx]

At best only 2 out of 150 were actually possible terrorists.

[TheTexan]

We are now. Bombing a country is an act of war, after all.

Well, Somalia is not really a country. They're anarchists.

I bet they don't even have roads.