Mark Cheadle Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/mark-cheadle/ The low down on African affairs Sun, 16 Jul 2017 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mark Cheadle Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/mark-cheadle/ 32 32 US advise and assist operation with Somali forces kills several Al Shabaab operatives https://jjcornish.com/2017/07/us-advise-assist-operation-somali-forces-kills-several-al-shabaab-operatives/ Sun, 16 Jul 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2017/07/us-advise-assist-operation-somali-forces-kills-several-al-shabaab-operatives/ United States troops have helped Somali forces in an attack on a rebel-held village in the south of the country. This comes as US and UN military experts probe Somali pirates helping Islamist terrorists in the violence-torn country. US Africa command spokesman Mark Cheadle says two US helicopters were used in what he calls an […]

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]]> United States troops have helped Somali forces in an attack on a rebel-held village in the south of the country.

This comes as US and UN military experts probe Somali pirates helping Islamist terrorists in the violence-torn country.

US Africa command spokesman Mark Cheadle says two US helicopters were used in what he calls an advise and assist operation.

He says several Al Shabaab operatives were killed but did not provide  specific numbers.

United States and United Nations experts are investigating Somali pirates arming and assisting Al Shabaab and Al Qaeda terrorists.

The pundits say this cooperation could explain a recent spike in piracy off the Horn Africa after years of relative calm enforced by a NATO presence.

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