Category: Coalition SOF

57 years ago today, the Military Assistance Command Vietnam activated the “Studies and Observation Group” which became known simply as SOG.

“The raid… saw the forces put out of action 189 al-Qaeda-linked fighters and destroyed a number of items,” Ugandan Forces reported.

The Nigerian army said in a statement that troops “tactically withdrew” to defend against an attack outside northeastern Nigerian village.

AFRICOM continues to pressure the terrorist group al-Shabaab in Somalia despite the redeployment of troops to other countries in East Africa. 

Air Force General Anderson: “This strike targeted known al-Shabaab leaders who facilitated finance, weapons, fighters, and explosives.”

Tensions in Mali are high as French forces are accused of unleashing a deadly drone strike on a group of civilians on their way to a wedding.

In the latest outbreak of violence, more than 100 civilians were killed in Niger by extremists who attacked two villages.

I was thinking, “Why am I falling? When you see that much blood, and you know that it is yours, it has a tendency to scare you.”

Information Minister Muammar al Eryani accused the Iranian-backed Houthis, of launching the attack. The Houthis have denied responsibility. 

The killed soldiers were identified as BCH Tanerii Mauri, 1CL Dorian Issakhanian, and 1CL Quentin Pauchet, in a Twitter post by the Army. 

Massoud Atal, a helicopter pilot with the Afghan National Army, was gunned down in Kandahar by Taliban assassins in a targeted killing.

The annual competition highlights the exceptional physical skills and mental toughness of wounded, ill, and injured active-duty and veteran servicemembers.