By Thomas Gaist and Eddie Haywood wsws.org
– The number of American commandos fighting in Africa grew by 600
percent between 2006 and 2010, and by another 1000 percent between 2010
and 2016, according to documents authored by General Donald Bolduc, head
of the Pentagon’s Special Operations Command-Africa (SOCAFRICA).
US Special Forces soldiers are waging over 100 missions in Africa at
any given time, according to the leaked documents. AFRICOM headquarters
in Stuttgart-Mohringen, Germany manages a growing empire of Special
Forces bases and infrastructure, the documents show, including commands
focused on the Horn of Africa, Uganda, West Africa, Trans-Sahara, as
well as a “Naval Special Warfare Unit 10” and a “Joint Special
Operations Air Component Africa.”
