Posts Tagged ‘Islamist militants Al-Shabaab’

U.S. Flying Spy Drones From Arba Minch airport into Somalia

October 29 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

U.S. officials have acknowledged they are sending drone aircraft from Ethiopia to conduct surveillance in Somalia, but say it has nothing to do with Kenya’s ongoing military operation there. Kenya has vowed to continue fighting until it has curtailed the activities of the Somali militant group al-Shabab. U.S. military officials say they have begun launching drone aircraft over Somalia from a... Read more

Hundreds of German-financed Somali police officers go missing

July 30 | Posted by ocean | Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

Almost 1,000 Somali police have gone missing after their training was financed by the German government. It is feared these officers will now join forces with the Islamist militants Al-Shabaab. In September 2009, the German government released $1 million (760,000 euros) of funding to train Somali police officers. The training took place in Ethiopia, and the... Read more