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U.S. military flights to Central African Republic set to start Thursday
CNN ^ | 5:54 PM EST, Wed December 11, 2013 | Barbara Starr
Posted on 12/12/2013 4:32:05 AM PST by Pan_Yan
(CNN) -- The U.S. military expects on Thursday to begin flying Burundi forces into the Central African Republic to help stop the violence in that war-torn country, according to a U.S. military official.
The United States has two C-17 aircraft in Uganda that will pick up the forces in Burundi and unload them in Bangui, the capital. The official emphasized the U.S. planes will remain on the ground in Bangui for a very short period due to the violence there.
The official also said the United States believes its planes and crews will be safe, because French forces control the airport there. The airlift of Burundi forces is expected to last about a week. Discussions about what additional assistance the United State may provide continue.
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That announcement was followed by a statement from President Barack Obama, who called on the country's citizens to reject violence and urged the transitional government to join "respected leaders" in Muslim and Christian communities in calling for "calm and peace."
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; car; centralafricanrep; france
A quote I posted back on November 22:
Central African Republic is now a failed state. The Muslim rebels (Muslims make up 15% of the population) toppled the corrupt government with help from a lot of foreign fighters from Chad and Sudan. The new "president" disbanded the rebels so they headed out into the countryside and began mass murdering Christian villages. The locals and former government supporters have formed militias to protect themselves and retaliate.
We have/had 100 special forces operators in CAR hunting the Lord's Resistance Army. The Pentagon has been very mum about them since the government fell back in March. France has a lot of interest in the mineral wealth of this country, thus their heavy troop presence. It wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on this one in case we get dragged into it somehow.
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12/12/2013 4:32:06 AM PST by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
2 posted on
12/12/2013 4:46:06 AM PST by
Berlin_Freeper (I'm a guanka in a bunkaquank in Eskimo)
To: Pan_Yan
There goes Ryan’s 500 million for 2015.
3 posted on
12/12/2013 4:59:21 AM PST by
Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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U.S. military flights to Central African Republic set to start Thursday
CNN ^ | 5:54 PM EST, Wed December 11, 2013 | Barbara Starr
Posted on 12/12/2013 4:32:05 AM PST by Pan_Yan
(CNN) -- The U.S. military expects on Thursday to begin flying Burundi forces into the Central African Republic to help stop the violence in that war-torn country, according to a U.S. military official.
The United States has two C-17 aircraft in Uganda that will pick up the forces in Burundi and unload them in Bangui, the capital. The official emphasized the U.S. planes will remain on the ground in Bangui for a very short period due to the violence there.
The official also said the United States believes its planes and crews will be safe, because French forces control the airport there. The airlift of Burundi forces is expected to last about a week. Discussions about what additional assistance the United State may provide continue.
...
That announcement was followed by a statement from President Barack Obama, who called on the country's citizens to reject violence and urged the transitional government to join "respected leaders" in Muslim and Christian communities in calling for "calm and peace."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; car; centralafricanrep; france
A quote I posted back on November 22:
Central African Republic is now a failed state. The Muslim rebels (Muslims make up 15% of the population) toppled the corrupt government with help from a lot of foreign fighters from Chad and Sudan. The new "president" disbanded the rebels so they headed out into the countryside and began mass murdering Christian villages. The locals and former government supporters have formed militias to protect themselves and retaliate.
We have/had 100 special forces operators in CAR hunting the Lord's Resistance Army. The Pentagon has been very mum about them since the government fell back in March. France has a lot of interest in the mineral wealth of this country, thus their heavy troop presence. It wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on this one in case we get dragged into it somehow.
1posted on
12/12/2013 4:32:06 AM PST by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
2posted on
12/12/2013 4:46:06 AM PST by
Berlin_Freeper(I'm a guanka in a bunkaquank in Eskimo)
To: Pan_Yan
There goes Ryan’s 500 million for 2015.
3posted on
12/12/2013 4:59:21 AM PST by
Irenic(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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