Stars and Stripes
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 09:34
The U.S. should send a 5,000-strong security assistance brigade to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help stabilize a country ravaged by more than a decade of war, a prominent U.S. military analyst recommends.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 06:55
Landing a C-17 cargo aircraft at the airfield in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, is like landing at any airport — except for the fact that the airfield is surrounded by smoke, the radar system on the ground is weak, control tower operators are difficult to communicate with, the tarmac is short, and Internally Displaced Persons are milling about near the runway.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 12:35
The top U.S. military commander for Africa says the Pentagon is planning to begin training 5,000 to 8,000 Libyan soldiers by midyear to help bolster the nation's security.
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 06:48
Friday's protests were the deadliest in months, coming less than two weeks ahead of a key referendum on an amended constitution.
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 13:18
A platoon of U.S. Marines was moved from Djibouti to Uganda on Tuesday in the event the fighting in neighboring South Sudan deteriorates further.
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 13:17
A new unit of rapid reaction Marines has mobilized to Africa in response to a crisis, marking a muscular milestone for U.S. Africa Command as it contends with a crisis in South Sudan.
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 13:12
They were put on alert during the most recent anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 09:30
The Pentagon flew 120 U.S. diplomats and others out of South Sudan on Wednesday because of continuing violence in the African nation.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 09:02
The commander of the U.N. peacekeepers in Congo called a news conference to warn the FDLR rebels still ensconced in the country's eastern jungles to put down their arms, or else face an operation to dislodge them.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 07:31
On Thursday, two U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft will begin airlifting Burundian peacekeepers and their equipment from Burundi to the Central African Republic to try to stem the bloodshed in the CAR.