Foreign hostages in Somalia

Exactly How Special are Special Operation Forces? In 1987, the US Special Operation Command was established in order to carry out classified missions which includes gathering intelligence, capturing high-value targets, and training foreign troops (Turse). Each branch of the military have their own special operations force that operates under the command of Special Operation Command. Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, SFOD, and Green Berets are the few special operation forces that part of Special Operation

neighboring Tanzania were bombed. According to official Kenyan government figures, 213 people were killed in the blast that gutted the U.S. Embassy building in downtown Nairobi. That included 12 American workers and 34 of their Kenyan colleagues, called "foreign service nationals [FSNs]." More than 4,000 Kenyans were also injured in the explosion. In 2002, three suicide bombers attacked an Israeli-owned hotel, killing 11 Kenyans, 3 Israelis and wounding dozens. Almost simultaneously, at least two missiles

for counter terrorism policies in the us. In 1969, General Mohamed Siad Barre carried out a military coup that made him president of the state that had recently won its independence nine years earlier. Some of Barre 's aged tactics for dealing with Somalia 's fledgling Islamist movements pushed the groups and gave them momentum. When Muslim leaders denounced reform of Somali family law, Barre executed ten prominent scholars and prosecuted hundreds more to asset his authority and to diminish the hopes

both.” The world must choose either humanity and civilization or chaos and destruction, which were the exact questions that came under review with the events of the Somalia Affair. The Somalia Affair in 1993 was a military scandal involving the brutal beating and death of a Somali teenager by two Canadian Forces members who were in Somalia for peace keeping and humanitarian efforts. This act brought shame upon the entire Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian people, leading to extensive inquiries into

Today, piracy has resurfaced, but in smaller numbers. It is centered mainly around the Middle East on important waterways. For instance, Somalia and the Gulf of Aden are hotspots for pirates, because the passing cargo ships are full of supplies for African relief (May, Laura. “History of Piracy”). These new pirates are similar to their predecessors in a variety of aspects. They are split

The history of Terrorism in the United States is extensive, with present day being focused mainly on Islamic Terrorist groups and extremists. There have been 2,608 total attacks and 226 fatal attacks in the United States between 1970 and 2011. There have been attacks from within the United States from our own people and attacks that originated from abroad. Religion, political agendas, instilling fear and protesting policy have all been motives of terrorists throughout history. Terrorists will use

factors and can be very dangerous if not known how to use. But, it could help the government. As a matter in fact, the United States Military has been known to use drones for surveillance purposes. In the recent years, drones have started to be used in foreign countries to target people who have been branded as terrorist leaders. Drones are flying robots that can enter dangerous places where humans aren’t capable. This could be very useful because we don’t have to put our life in risk. They also have the

PROBLEM The problem is terrorism being carried out by Al Shabaab, a Somalia based terror group assisted by their local sympathizers, who are using terrorism as a logic to force our forces out of Somalia. The Al Shabaab is a terror organization based in the neighboring fragile state of Somalia, which wants to create a counter state in Somalia based on Sharia laws. It is attacking Kenya, because of our deployed forces inside Somalia in support of the Nascent western and regionally backed transition

On any given day, if you were to tune into a news channel or browse the internet, there would be a good chance that a story of corruption would be uncovered. Corruption has been taking place since the beginning of time (literally). Some would say that is customary, and many would even argue that it is inevitable. In the book, ¬Global Corruption: Money, Power and Ethics in the Modern World, Laurence Cockcroft attempts to identify and educate others on the ethical (or unethical) dilemmas that many

PBL3001H: International law assignment 1. Whether Kenya has a right to use force against al-Shabaab in Somalia? The use and threat of the use of force is prohibited by article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter . The only exception in which States may use force unilaterally (without authorisation of the United Nations Security Council), is when they invoke the right of self-defence . The right of self-defence can only arise in situations where the state’s security is threatened, and its vital interests