Tag: Covert operation
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CIA Drone Strike in Venezuela: AP-Reported Operation Targets Drug Cartel Docks
Overview: AP-Sourced Details Allegedly Point to a CIA Drone Strike Reports cited by AP, based on unnamed sources familiar with the operation, indicate that the CIA conducted a drone strike last week at a Venezuelan docking area believed to be used by drug cartels. The disclosures come amid a broader debate over covert U.S. actions…
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Swedish troops secretly aid US in Somalia operation
What the reports say According to Swedish newspaper Expressen, a covert deployment of about 15 operators from the Royal Guard’s special unit, the KTSU, has been sent to Somalia to support a U.S. counterterrorism mission against the extremist group al-Shabaab. The account describes the group as non-armed personnel whose tasks are technical and analytical in…