8/2/2019 AFRICOM Related News Clips 7 May 2012

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United States Africa Command

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7 May 2012

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Good morning. Please see below news review for May 7, 2012.

Of interest in today's clips:

-U.S. Special Forces Commander Seeks to Expand Operations-Al-Qaeda Dominates Northern Mali, Desecrates Timbuktu Tomb-Africa Urged to Fight Illegal Weapons-South Sudanese Refugees to be Airlifted Out of Sudan

-UN Official Appeals for Urgent Funds to Assist Millions Across Africa's Sahel Region-Gunmen in Army Uniform Execute Five in East Nigeria

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U.S. SpecialForcesCommander

Seeks toExpandOperations

05/06/2012LA

Times

WASHINGTON -- A top U.S. commander is seeking authority to expand clandestine operations against militants and insurgenciesaround the globe, a sign of shifting Pentagon tactics and priorities after a grueling decade of large-scale wars.

Al-QaedaDominatesNorthernMali,DesecratesTimbuktuTomb

05/06/2012 AFP

BAMAKO - Members of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb have desecrated a saint's tomb in the fabled city of Timbuktu, an act

condemned by Malian authorities as "unspeakable."

Africa Urgedto FightIllegalWeapons

05/06/2012The NewTimes

KIGALI - African countries have been called upon to cooperate in the fight against illegal fire arms trade and possession. The callwas made, yesterday, at the closure of a two-day regional conference on illegal Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) inKigal...

South 05/06/2012 BBC

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SudaneseRefugees tobe AirliftedOut ofSudan

Thousands of South Sudanese stranded for months in a camp in Sudan are to be airlifted home, an aid group says. At least12,000 refugees were stuck in the river town of Kosti, in White Nile State, when boat traffic south was cut because of cross-border vio...

UN OfficialAppeals forUrgentFunds toAssistMillionsAcrossAfrica'sSahelRegion

05/06/2012UN NewsCentre

Speaking from Niger, a top United Nations official on Sunday appealed to the international community to provide the resourcesneeded to help millions in crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa, warning that the situation is critical and there is no time ...

ECOWASTalkingSofter, ButStill HoldingBig Stick

05/06/2012InterPressService

DAKAR - Regional leaders meeting in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on May 3 appeared to slightly retreat from their positionsagainst coup leaders in Guinea-Bissau and Mali, but the Economic Community of West African States continues to press for aspeedy ...

UPDF Readyto ShootDownSudan War

Planes

05/06/2012NewVision

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Force (UPDF) is ready to fend off any attack, be it from a foreign force, using superior war planeslike those Khartoum is using against South Sudan.

Gunmen inArmyUniformExecuteFive in EastNigeria

05/06/2012 Reuters

MAIDUGURI - Gunmen in military uniform abducted five people in eastern Nigeria, tied their hands and shot them dead, policesaid on Saturday.

ReportIncreases

Number ofKilledDuringTunisia'sRevolutionto 338

05/06/2012 AP

TUNIS, Tunisia -- An independent commission charged with investigating abuses committed during the January 2011 uprisingthat ousted Tunisia's longtime dictator has identified more deaths and injuries than previously reported.

Sierra 05/06/2012 Africa

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