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Marawi

How the Leahy Law interferes with US Special Forces missions in Nigeria, Syria, and the Philippines

July 10, 2017 by Jack Murphy

In many ways the battle for Marawi has been a curious event which has seen bandits belonging to the allegedly ISIS affiliated Maute Group attacking a Muslim city in order to raise their public profile and demonstrate their power to the Philippine government.  Philippine SOF units and Marines worked hard to cordon the enemy into a small neighborhood […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: China, CIA, DOD, Green Berets, Jordan, Leahy Law, Light Reaction Regiment, Marawi, Nigeria, Philippines, SOF, Special Forces, Syria

Liaison Control Element: US Special Forces in Marawi

June 13, 2017 by Jack Murphy

The usual breathless media reports have emerged from the Philippines latest security crisis in regards to American Special Operations units present in the area.  To be sure, the siege of Marawi has spun into a serious attack which bares some resemblance to the 2013 siege of Zamboanga.  Philippine SOF units such as the Light Reaction […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AFP, CIA, drones, ISR, LCE, Light Reaction Company, LRC, LRR, Marawi, MARSOC, Maute Group, OEF-P, OGA, Philippines, RA, Regional Affairs, SOF, Special Forces, Special Operations

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