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Iran-backed attacks in Middle East continue after dozens of US strikes
The Pentagon has insisted that the barrage of attacks by Iran-backed militants, and United States retaliatory strikes, don’t amount to war.
US Africa Command leader orders new probe into Somalia raid
The head of U.S. Africa Command has asked for an additional investigation into whether civilians were killed during a deadly August raid in Somalia involving American and Somali forces.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US airstrike kills more than 100 al-Shabab militants
Separate Libya strikes kill 20 ISIS militants as U.S. increases air campaign against terror groups in Africa.
By Tara Copp, AP
No signs ISIS fleeing to Libya
The terror group is still reeling from its defeat in Sirte last December.
By Shawn Snow
US troops lack support despite expanding mission in Africa
A once shadowy mission in the Sahel region of western and north-central Africa has been illuminated since the attack that killed four U.S. soldiers in Niger.
By Shawn Snow
Did US soldiers caught in Niger ambush fall into enemy hands?
Interviews with local villagers have cast a disturbing story of U.S. troops outnumbered, outgunned and alone the night a force of nearly 200 enemy forces launched a well-coordinated attack using trucks, motorbikes and heavy weapons.
By Shawn Snow
US drone strike in Somalia kills al-Shabab militants
More than 40 ISIS and al-Shabab militants have been killed in U.S. strikes since Nov.3.
By Shawn Snow
US-targeted ISIS in Somalia could be a 'significant threat'
The Islamic State group’s growing presence in Somalia could become a “significant threat” if it attracts fighters fleeing collapsing strongholds in Syria and Iraq, experts say, and already it seems to be influencing local al-Shabab extremists to adopt tactics like beheadings.
AFRICOM investigation team visits Niger ambush site
The onsite visit is part of a formal investigation launched by AFRICOM.
By Shawn Snow
AMISOM withdrawal tests U.S. mission in Somalia
AMISOM is drawing down forces in Somalia as the security situation deteriorates where there are over 500 U.S. troops currently serving in the war-torn region
By Shawn Snow
SEALs in Green Beret death changed their stories during the investigation
Two Navy SEALs under investigation in the death of an Army Green Beret in Africa changed their story to investigators from when the death was first reported to after the autopsy revealed that the soldier had died of “homicide by asphyxiation.”
By Todd South