Article

2017-10-05 Africa Subsaharan

3 Special Forces Troops Killed and 2 Are Wounded in an Ambush in Niger

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Frank G 2017-10-05 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in North Africa

#1 I think when the GBs first embedded with the Montagnard they found fierce fighters with a hatred for the ethnic Chinese 'downlanders' who hunted them.

Given the experiences in AFG, IRQ and now perhaps NIG, it would seem political, religious and nationalist separatists are less adverse to turning on their comrades in arms. It might be time to examine the localist dependent nation building strategy.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-10-05 12:41|| 2017-10-05 12:41|| Front Page Top

23:38 Injun Bucket8891
23:05 Herman Prince of the Apes2288
22:48 phil_b
22:15 3dc
21:58 3dc
21:55 3dc
21:52 3dc
21:13 trailing wife
21:00 Procopius2k
20:56 Threatch Jeamp8135
20:49 gorb
20:46 gorb
20:42 gorb
20:40 trailing wife
20:30 Frank G
20:14 Frank G
19:49 Sock Puppet of Doom
19:36 Sgt. Mom
19:18 M. Murcek
19:00 swksvolFF
18:58 swksvolFF
18:46 Airandee
18:10 Mike Kozlowski
18:09 Bright Pebbles
Merry-Go-Blog