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US military looks for West Africa ‘Plan B’ after Niger ousting

US military looks for West Africa ‘Plan B’ after Niger ousting

THE top U.S. general is making a rare trip to Africa to discuss ways to preserve some of the U.S. presence in West Africa after Niger decided to kick out the U.S. military in favour of partnering with Russia in a major setback for Washington. Air Force General C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters before landing in Botswana on Monday for a gathering of African chiefs of defence that he was going to speak with several partners in the region. "I do see some opportunities. And there's countries that we're already working within West Africa,"…
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Somali pirates likely behind attempted tanker seizure -US military

Somali pirates likely behind attempted tanker seizure -US military

AN attempted hijacking of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden appears to have been carried out by armed Somali pirates and not Yemeni Houthis, despite the firing of missiles from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen afterwards, the Pentagon said on Monday. "We're continuing to assess, but initial indications are that these five individuals are Somali," said Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder. "Clearly a piracy-related incident," Ryder added. A U.S. Navy warship responded to a distress call on Sunday from the chemical tanker Central Park. The attackers were taken aboard the U.S. warship Mason, the U.S. military said, and…
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U.S. shoots down mysterious object near Canadian border

U.S. shoots down mysterious object near Canadian border

PHIL STEWART and IDREES ALI U.S. military fighter jets shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security forces on high alert. It was the fourth flying object to be shot down over North America by a U.S. missile in a little more than a week. China's foreign ministry said it had no information on the latest three flying objects shot down by the United States. U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck, who is tasked with safeguarding U.S. airspace, told reporters that the military has…
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