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2023-08-17 Africa Horn

US airstrike kills five Al-Shabaab members in central Somalia as Somali army, local militias launch major op

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Posted by trailing wife 2023-08-17 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [23 views ] Top
File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)

#1 Setting aside the dubious reason we are killing small groups of Somali's based on God-Knows-What Jegal justification, spending $150,000 (Hellfire per unit cost according to Wiki) to whack 4-5 mopes just seems nuts! Surely the guys at Creech have better things to do?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-08-17 12:59|| 2023-08-17 12:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Add in the drone orbit time and ground station operation costs.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-17 23:11|| 2023-08-17 23:11|| Front Page Top

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