For the first time, a detachment of V-22 Ospreys deployed from its home base in the United States, flying across the Atlantic to an exercise in northern Africa. Four CV-22 Ospreys from the Hurlburt Field, Fla.-based 8th Special Operations Squadron flew more than 6,000 miles to the rock-strewn deserts of Bamako, Mali.
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German Spy Chief Warns of Al-Qaida’s Growing Strength in North Africa
SPIEGEL talks to Ernst Uhrlau, the president of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, about the risk of attack by Islamist terrorists in Germany, how German Muslims are training in camps in Afghanistan and the risk from al-Qaida in North Africa. more…Photo Gallery: Fighting Jihad [...]

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By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 13, 2007 – Al Qaeda has become a "franchised" organization that has emerged most recently in North Africa, Defense Secretary Robert M. [...]

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Stars and Stripes,
European edition, Tuesday, July 10, 2007

 
Four Special Operations Command Europe soldiers injured in a weather-related accident Saturday in Africa arrived at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Sunday night for treatment.
Two of the soldiers are in the hospital’s intensive care unit — one in serious condition and one in stable condition, said Marie Shaw, [...]

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By Patrick Cockburn

"If you go in the streets by yourself, you’ll be dead in 15 minutes," says Khasro Goran, the deputy governor of Mosul, the second largest Iraqi city. An able, confident man, he speaks from experience, having survived more assassination attempts than almost any political leader in Iraq.

The one-hour car journey to [...]

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Release Date: Mar 23, 2007
By Air Force Capt. Jennifer Lovett
U.S. Air Forces in Europe Public Affairs
 
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - A four-member U.S. Air Forces in Europe medical team delivered badly needed medical expertise and therapy to the African country of Uganda March 3-11.
Led by Dr. (Lt. Col.) Parker Plante from Ramstein’s 435th Aeromedical Squadron, [...]

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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2007 – Establishing U.S. Africa Command will mean big changes to U.S. European Command, the top U.S. military commander in Europe said at a news roundtable here today.
Army Gen. Bantz J. Craddock, commander of U.S. European Command and NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe, said initial operating [...]

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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2007 – The U.S. military will establish a separate U.S. Africa Command to oversee military operations on the African continent, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced during Congressional testimony today.
"The president has decided to stand-up a new unified, combatant command, Africa Command, to oversee security cooperation, building [...]

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By Dahr Jamail and Ali al-Fadhily
BAGHDAD - Violence is spreading further across Iraq, as Shi’ite Arab tribes in the south begin to engage occupation forces in new armed resistance.
Resistance in the southern parts of Iraq has been escalating over the past three months, leading to increased casualties among British and other occupation forces. [...]

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By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2007 – The new headquarters commander and staff for Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa are nearing the end of training before their posting to a region of vital strategic importance in the global war against terrorism.
Navy Rear Adm. James M. Hart is slated to [...]

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