A ‘Firefight’ in Somalia Exposes Weaknesses of Pentagon Combat Rules in Africa

[Deeq A.]

MOGADISHU, Somalia—Thursday afternoon, as the head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) took center stage in a Pentagon press briefing room, Washington was buzzing with conflicting opinions about a controversial report. It was the culmination of a months-long AFRICOM-led investigation into the deaths of four U.S. Special Operators in October, but its findings raised as many questions as they answered.

Source: Hiiraan Online