"GB" wrote in message ...

On 12/19/2018 1:23 AM, Ophelia wrote:


"GB" wrote in message ...

On 12/18/2018 3:18 AM, BurfordTJustice wrote:
"BurfordTJustice" wrote in message
news : NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Six U.S. airstrikes that killed more than 60
people
: in a coastal Somali town were pre-emptive strikes to prevent a major
: extremist attack, according to a Somali intelligence officer.
:
: The U.S. military said Monday it carried out four strikes on Dec. 15 in
: which 34 people were killed and two more on Dec. 16 which killed 28.
The
air
: attacks targeted Gandarshe, south of the capital, Mogadishu, it said.
:
: No civilians were injured or killed in the attacks, it said.
:
: The strikes were carried out in close coordination with Somalia's
government
: and were "conducted to prevent al-Shabab from using remote areas as a
safe
: haven to plot, direct, inspire, and recruit for future attacks," said
the
: U.S. military statement.
:
: The U.S. airstrikes were aimed at al-Shabab fighters who were preparing
a
: major attack on a Somali government military base in the Lower Shabelle
: region, said a Somali intelligence official, who insisted on anonymity
: because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
:
: "The strike has neutralized an imminent attack," he said. The
airstrikes
hit
: both a military camp and battle vehicles in Gandarshe, the official
told
The
: Associated Press.
:
: Al-Shabab has long used historic Gandarshe town, roughly 48 kilometers
(30
: miles) southwest of Mogadishu, as a launching pad from for attacks,
: including car bombs that hit the capital.
:
: Al-Shabab uses parts of southern and central Somalia to plot and direct
: extremist attacks, steal humanitarian aid, extort the local populace to
fund
: its operations, and shelter radicals, said U.S. military statement.
:
: With these attacks, the U.S. military has carried out at least 46
airstrikes
: so far this year against al-Shabab, which is allied to al-Qaida and
Africa's
: most active Islamic extremist group. Al Shabab, which is fighting to
: establish its version of Shariah law in Somalia, controls parts of
rural
: southern and central Somalia and continues to stage deadly attacks in
: Mogadishu and other cities.
:
: The U.S. airstrikes have picked up dramatically since President Donald
Trump
: took office and approved expanded military operations in the Horn of
Africa
: nation. Airstrikes also target a small presence of fighters linked to
the
: Islamic State group. The U.S. has about 500 military personnel in
Somalia
: and earlier this month opened a permanent diplomatic presence in
Mogadishu.
:
: Several years ago, al-Shabab controlled large swathes of Somalia,
including
: much of the capital city. The African Union forces succeeded in pushing
the
: extremists from Mogadishu and most other major cities. However,
al-Shabab
: continues to be active in Somalia's rural areas and launches suicide
car
: bomb attacks in the capital. In October last year, a massive truck bomb
: killed more than 500 people.
:
:

I think it's time for us jews to get the **** out and go back to Israel.

==

From what I hear about what is going on there, it doesn't sound like the
best idea

You've been taken in by the forger again.

I have no intention of going to Israel or any other Middle Eastern
********, Brexit or no Brexit.

==

Good!