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U.S EXPANDING NETWORK OF SECRET SPY BASES, AERIAL SURVEILLANCE ACROSS AFRICA..BURKINA FASO, MAURITANIA, KENYA, ETHIOPIA, UGANDA ‘NETWORKED’

RADIO NETHERLANDS 15 June, 2012 The United States military is expanding a secret network of air bases across Africa in order to spy on Al-Qaeda and other militant groups, the Washington Post reported. The surveillance is carried out by small, … Continue reading

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AFRICAN AQ-LINKED GROUPS USING ADVANCED IEDs..NIGERIAN INSURGENCY NOW THE MOST IED-INTENSIVE CONFLICT OF ALL

Men of the Nigeria Police Anti-Bomb Squad watch as a mine-protected Otokar Cobra APC drives past BY JASON STRAZIUSO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THURSDAY MAR 15, 2012 NAIROBI, Kenya PENTAGON-documented tally of blasts in Africa in 2011 *Nigeria-197 IEDs *Somalia- 191 … Continue reading

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