Anglo-African, Author ✍️ Open-Source Intelligence (#OSINT) & analysis 🔎Covering geopolitics, security, and conflicts in #Africa.
Jul 20 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Exclusive: Undisclosed sources have revealed that the UAE 🇦🇪 is recruiting Somali youth from the Puntland region 🇸🇴. They are reportedly being sent to Sudan 🇸🇩, where they are deployed in RSF-controlled areas of Darfur, with promises of a monthly salary between $500 to $1,500.
My sources have informed me that the recruitment process began in March, in coordination with clan elders in Bosaso, who are responsible for identifying candidates. The operation is reportedly overseen by PMPF Director and the UAE’s 🇦🇪 head of intelligence.
Jul 19 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
BIG NEWS ⚠️
UAE-backed Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) has seized the general cargo vessel Sea World, sailing under the Comoros flag, which was carrying a consignment of Turkish military equipment destined for the Somali military (SNA). The ship was brought to Bosaso Port.
The Sea World vessel departed Izmir on 28 June and was scheduled to arrive in Mogadishu on 21 July. It is carrying military equipment, including Turkish-made Kirpi MRAP vehicles and Otokar Cobra 4×4 light armoured vehicles, along with ammunition and firearms intended for the SNA.
May 26 • 28 tweets • 20 min read
The #LNA 🇱🇾 is holding a large military parade at the newly established military compound near Benghazi in Eastern Libya. During the event, they unveiled a significant array of Russian military hardware, including Tor-M1/M2 short-range air defence systems and Mi-26 helicopter.
The Russians 🇷🇺 have built up a substantial arsenal of military hardware for the #LNA 🇱🇾, supplying them with what appears to be hundreds of KAMAZ & URAL trucks, VPK-Ural and Tiger 4x4 armoured vehicles.