New Report Reveals US Special Forces Active in 22 African Countries

The US has roughly 6,000 military personnel scattered throughout the continent with military attachés outnumbering diplomats in many embassies across Africa.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
US Special Forces Africa Feature photo

A new report published in South African newspaper The Mail and Guardian has shed light on the opaque world of the American military presence in Africa. Last year, elite U.S. Special Operations forces were active in 22 African countries. This accounts for 14 percent of all American commandos deployed overseas, the largest number for any region

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Royal Military Police Allege British Special Forces Executed Civilians In Afghanistan

The massive Royal Military Police investigation, called Operation Northmoor, has looked into hundreds of allegations of potentially illegal killings conducted between 2010 and 2013.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
A British soldier looks through the scope of a machine gun to observe an area as he waits for the arrival of Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson during his visit to Camp Qargha in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2016. (Mohammad Ismail/AP)

The British Special Air Service is facing accusations of war crimes following the exposure of an internal investigation into murderous rampages conducted across Afghanistan that were subsequently covered up. The massive Royal Military Police investigation, called Operation Northmoor, has looked into hundreds of allegations of potentially illegal

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Pentagon Quietly Deploying Special Forces Across Middle East, North Africa

Exact mission details are still sparse, but those familiar with the situation say the deployed troops expect to “see a lot of action.”

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
Armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic forces as US special operations forces ride in the back of a pickup truck in the village of Fatisah in the northern Syrian province of Raqa, May 25, 2016.

(REPORT) --- ABC News is reporting tonight that the Pentagon has been quietly deploying special forces units across the Middle East, particularly in Yemen, and in several nations around Northern Africa, moves seen as a prelude to an escalation in attacks on al-Qaeda and ISIS-linked forces across the region. Officials say that there is a sense

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The US Intervention In Syria Was Planned Since 2012

The ‘no boots on the ground’ narrative was deceptive from the start.

Justin Gardner
By Justin Gardner
United States Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with United States Ambassador Samantha Power during the United Nations Security Council at the United Nations headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. During the meeting, Kerry delivered remarks encouraging the international community to end the conflict in Syria. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

The mainstream media continues its job as Praetorian Guard by consuming the airways with whether Obama’s putting troops in Syria really means “boots on the ground.” The drama centers on the status of their vaunted Special Forces, which enjoy greater discretion in murdering people and, it seems, don’t wear real boots. The increasing U.S.

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The US Already Running Special Ops Missions In 105 Countries In 2015

Since 2011 American special forces ops have set foot in 150 of the world’s 196 nations.

Nick Turse
By Nick Turse

In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 photo, special operations forces from Iraq, Jordan and the U.S. conduct an exercise as part of Eager Lion multinational military maneuvers at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) in Amman, Jordan. Photo: Maya Alleruzzo/AP In the dead of night, they swept in aboard V-22 Osprey

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