Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 1): PMC and Nigerian Strike Force Devastates Boko Haram
SOFREP reports on the details of the takedown of Boko Haram in an exclusive interview with the chairman of the South African PMC, Eeben Barlow.
Eeben Barlow
An ambush in Niger
When many Americans woke up one morning in October to discover that two US Special Forces soldiers and one support soldier were killed in an ambush in Niger, they were incredulous. Why are American troops in Niger? How is Niger important to the United States strategically? How could our highly trained Special Forces soldiers be […]
SOFREP Archive: Eeben Barlow speaks out (Pt. 4): Rejecting the racial narrative
Note: This is part four of a series. You can read part one, part two, and part three here. Like Executive Outcomes in the 1990s, STTEP faces an uphill battle against a media narrative that has accused the South African contractors of being white, racist mercenaries who helped prop up apartheid. STTEP’s chairman, Eeben Barlow, scoffs at such a notion. “Some in the […]
Eeben Barlow: Fake news and propaganda go hand in hand
The following is a excerpt from Eeben Barlow’s military and security blog: Lately, there appears to be an increase in using the media as a medium through which to generate and distribute so-called ‘fake news’ to drive specific agendas. One must therefore investigate the origin or source of the ‘fake news‘ as that will determine […]
Exclusive interview with Colonel (ret.) Roelf Van Heerden on Executive Outcomes and Somalia
The continent of Africa in the 1990s was a cauldron of warlords, failed states, and genocide. From the Rwandan genocide in the east to the decades-long civil war in Angola in the west, to the changes in post-apartheid government of South Africa, people were dying, dictators oppressed their own people, and the continent cried out for solutions. The […]
Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 6): South African Contractors Withdrawal from Nigeria
Note: This is part six of a series. You can read part one, part two, part three, part four, and part five here. The South African contractors of STTEP trained and served alongside the Nigerian Strike Force in combat against Boko Haram starting in January of 2015, putting a significant dent in the terrorist organization and helping […]
Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 4): Rejecting the Racial Narrative
Note: This is part four of a series. You can read part one, part two, and part three here. Like Executive Outcomes in the 1990s, STTEP faces an uphill battle against a media narrative that has accused the South African contractors of being white, racist mercenaries who helped prop up apartheid. STTEP’s chairman, Eeben Barlow, scoffs at such a notion. […]
Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 3): Tactics Used to Destroy Boko Haram
Barlow’s approach emphasizes turning the tables on the enemy by running him to ground, exhausting him, and then killing him with overwhelming firepower.
Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 2): Development of a Nigerian Strike Force
South African PMCs have been training a Nigerian strike force and have integrated them into their unit during combat operations against Boko Haram.
