Red Alert Somalia

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The White House of the United States.

After the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Hagel brought in all his think tanks.

China's move is intriguing, and its meaning is very deep from Hagel's point of view. Once the judgment is wrong, it will lead to the failure of policy making.

In order to be able to find out exactly what China's plan is, or what conspiracy it is planning, the agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau, especially the Asian Intelligence Bureau, are all busy, and the highest level of intelligence is mentioned.

How to deal with this matter, and correct intelligence is deeply related to the decision of the United States on this matter.Without intelligence, it is impossible to make judgments. In expressing one's position, he does not know whether to make a simple warning or a high-profile tough posture.

In particular, the Ministry of National Defense of China announced that an escort team headed to the Gulf of Aden and joined the original Gulf of Aden escort team.When will this supporting formation set sail, what ships it has, how many people it carries, and what weapons are on it.It is possible to participate in some secret operations, or there are other deep-seated purposes.

All of these need to be clarified. Countries rely on intelligence and official spokespersons to determine the intentions of each other.

By the way, Li Lan's existence seemed to be ignored by Zhonghua's high-profile actions.

In fact, this is not surprising. Although Li Lan is the central point of Xuan Wo, his strength is still not in the eyes of others and cannot attract enough attention.

Senior Americans have regarded Li Lan as a pawn in China's new strategic pattern, otherwise China would not be like this.And Li Lan has been able to develop so rapidly in Somalia, and he has a good answer.

The satellite monitoring of Li Lan's territory is not only the Chinese one, but also the top five military powers in the world.For this reason, the United States has also adjusted a warning level for Somalia. It can be said that apart from Egypt, the United States has the highest degree of attention to Li Lan's territory. Africa has not been so active in counter-terrorism, let alone the Somali youth army.

In the eyes of the United States, only Li Lan in East Africa deserves the most attention.The Central Air Force Command stationed in Saudi Arabia has also received an order from the US Department of Defense to the Central Command to dispatch high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft to investigate the movement of ships in the waters around Somalia.

The air squadrons and warships stationed in the port of Mombasa, Kenya, are routinely preparing for war.Warships have begun to increase their patrols along the coast of Somalia, and the Air Force has also increased the range of patrols.

Not only Kenya, but also U.S. military bases in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, and Egypt, have all raised their alert levels.

Especially the US Sixth Command, the African Command, which has just been established within a few years.This time, the U.S. Department of Defense also issued a vigilance order to the African Command and exchanged information with the Central Command in real time to monitor the situation from the Middle East to Africa.

In recent years, as African countries have played more and more roles in the United Nations and the world situation, the Africa Command specially established by the United States for this purpose has increased its regional influence on the one hand and strengthened its control over African countries on the other.

In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Dar es Salam, the capital of Tanzania, and Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, suffered terrorist attacks. Terrorist activities occurred in Mombasa, Kenya in 2002, and Algier in 2007, highlighting that terrorism is the region's belt. Coming threat.

The United States thus emphasized that it is necessary to cooperate with African countries to respond to terrorist threats, and declared that “Africa was, is, and will continue to be a breeding ground for terrorists and terrorist acts in the foreseeable future.” Among them, policy makers. The first focus is on the challenges that unmanned areas may bring.Unmanned areas are considered "natural or unnatural areas, where the state is unable or unwilling to manage them."

The US government indirectly linked these areas to terrorist threats and declared: "There are many causes of regional conflicts, such as lack of governance, foreign aggression, political differences, internal violence, tribal strife, and racial or religious hatred. If they are not responded in time, they There will be different paths to the same goal: failed countries, humanitarian disasters, and those no-man zones that have become safe havens for terrorists."

In addition to the failure of the country to provide a safe haven for terrorists, there is also evidence that during the Sierra Leone civil war in the 1990s, due to the disintegration of the state administrative and security institutions in Sierra Leone and Liberia, terrorist organizations took the opportunity to profit from the sale of precious stones. .The report shows that Al Qaeda has used similar conflicts to engage in gem sales and use it as an important source of funds for activities.

The US State Department has regarded these failed countries as a "major threat" to US national security, and Somalia is one of them. Now, due to the existence of Li Lan, the level of threat in Somalia has risen.

Of course, the Americans are not stupid, nor can they control Africa with their arms on their shoulders.Over the years, the United States has also been providing humanitarian assistance in Africa, and has contributed money to help African countries.

In addition to participating in traditional emergency operations, the US military is carrying out a series of operations aimed at improving the capabilities of the African military so that it can bring security and stability to the country and the region.From time to time, the US military sends consultants to participate in peacekeeping operations on the African continent.Currently, US military advisers from the "Joint Task Force of the Horn of Africa" ​​are participating in the African Union's Sudan peacekeeping operation.The US military also conducts extensive bilateral and multilateral joint exercises with African troops through multinational joint exchanges and training programs.In addition, the US military has also held some joint exercises for the purpose of disaster relief and maritime safety training.

In its name, it protects Africans in order to obtain legal military action and the non-resistance of African people.

To this end, the United States has also formed a joint task force in the Horn of Africa.

The US Central Command was ordered to form a joint task force aimed at "discovering, dismantling, and ultimately destroying international terrorist organizations operating on the African continent" and providing the United States with a forward military presence on the African continent.

The task force is composed of about 1,500 military and civilian personnel. Its area of ​​responsibility includes areas and airspaces of Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Seschel, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Yemen, etc., as well as the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Coastal waters.The joint task force conducts counter-terrorism and intelligence-gathering training for the security forces in the area, and sends consultants to peacekeeping operations.At the same time, to ensure the safety of the Red Sea maritime communication line, it is responsible for supervising and supporting humanitarian assistance operations.

So far, the task force has supported at least 11 humanitarian operations, including airlifts of humanitarian relief supplies to Ethiopia and northern Kenya.The task force has also carried out civil and military operations throughout Eastern Africa, hoping to "buy people's hearts" and maintain "local long-term stability."These actions include digging wells for locals, building and repairing schools, hospitals and roads.(Everyone knows why the country should support Africa!)

Regarding the establishment of the African Command, although the United States initially had some concerns, overall its attitude was positive.

However, the attitudes of African countries are quite complicated.Quite a few African countries are worried about the motives of the United States, and some countries are worried about neocolonialism trying to dominate Africa militarily.Since the United States has not done much military operations on the African continent, some people doubt whether the US Department of Defense can pay more attention to the African continent.

More than a year ago, the US military carried out air strikes against the Somali rebels and supported Ethiopia’s military intervention. This situation has also made people more worried.Many African countries view the US anti-terrorism operations in Africa with suspicion.

It is believed that a considerable number of countries believe that the main goal of the African Command is to capture terrorists and ensure US oil interests in Africa.Recently, US foreign policy experts have hyped up China's influence in Africa in recent years. This can not help but make people wonder whether the African Command will be used to compete for influence on the African continent.

However, the governments and militaries of several African countries view the African Command with a "cautiously optimistic" attitude.They believe that the United States’ increasing attention to African issues is a positive move because it will bring more resources, training, and assistance to African countries.In recent years, the United States has gradually increased its foreign military assistance to Africa, and military training programs carried out in accordance with international military education and training programs and regional defense and counter-terrorism partnership programs have also shown a steady upward trend.

The United States, which participated in the establishment of the African Command, began a series of consultations with African countries. It is undeniable that after the establishment of the African Command, the United States has become stronger and more influential in this region. wide.

In the past, during the Cold War, Africa was an area that the Soviet Union and the United States were fighting for. In the beginning, how many countries broke out in civil wars. Even now, there are still many countries still suffering from the game of the two powers.Somalia is one of them.

Now that the Soviet Union has collapsed, China has become the United States' main opponent in Africa and the most potential opponent in the world.

Li Lan has stirred up the boundless situation in Somalia, and the United States has regarded him as China's strategic layout.Because Li Lan took in a large number of victims, he won a lot of reputation in Africa and the world.Coupled with China's tough stance, the United States may not directly use military means to attack Li Lan's territory, but it will definitely not make Li Lan feel better.