RAIDERS ON THE HORN
Developments here and here and also here.
Gotta have the big guns there to welcome in Adm. Fallon if/when he is approved to take over?
The U.S. Navy has scaled back its presence off Somalia’s coast, withdrawing the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier after a three-week mission there, officials said Wednesday.
The carrier left Tuesday to return to the Persian Gulf region, where it had been supporting NATO-led forces in Afghanistan before going to the African coast, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record.
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At least two U.S. ships remain off Somalia’s coast … the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill and amphibious landing ship USS Ashland, officials said.… Article
Noted FYI:
The US believes militant Islamists from the ousted coalition that held sway over parts of southern Somalia may be regrouping in Saudi Arabia, Eritrea and also Yemen, Jendayi Frazer, US assistant secretary of state for Africa, said yesterday.
Speaking to the Financial Times in Addis Ababa, Ms Frazer said it was too early to tell who among the Islamist leadership had survived Ethiopia’s invasion last month and subsequent US air strikes on alleged affiliates of al-Qaeda. Article
