Volume 4 Chapter 442 Air Raid
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The swift speed and decisive movement of the Somalia's interim political axe have taken countless observers by surprise. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Could it be that the Somali Provisional Political Axe has been blessed by God or Allah? Why do the unruly leaders of local forces in Somalia seem to be obedient as if they have been cursed?
It only took more than a day from the press conference of the Somali Provisional Political Axe to the three armies of Baidoa, and the outside world has not yet reacted, and the largest 'armed' Rahanwen Resistance Army in Somalia has been surrounded by the 'Political Axe Army'.
Although there are two different voices in the countries of the African continent, most of them support the use of force to eliminate the last bit of instability in Somalia. Completely transform Somalia from its torn apart.
Outside of Africa, the major powers are naturally paying close attention to the shocking scene that is happening here. Some national forces who know the 'master' behind the Lahanwen Resistance Army have shown an attitude of watching the show. They are also looking forward to seeing how the United States can help their Rahanwen Resistance Army defuse the current crisis. With the great military power of the United States? Indeed, if the United States is truly determined to use force immediately, it can use its painstakingly managed global rapid reaction capability to militarily support the Resistance with fighter jets from the USS Nimitz and cruise missiles equipped with the Fifth Fleet before the Rahanwen Resistance Army is eliminated. It could even directly use its long-range bombers to preemptively bomb the Somali 'rapid reaction forces' assembled in three locations.
Unless the Americans are all insane, this act will definitely not be realized. If you can interfere in the internal affairs of other countries so casually, and openly express your support for a country's armed confrontation with the political axe, then the world will not be in chaos?
The United States as the world's only superpower. It can be said that it is a real hegemon. Its national interests are closely intertwined with the rest of the world. Therefore, for those events that do not seriously endanger the interests of the United States, the most important thing is to exert diplomatic pressure or warn of influence through other political and economic means. If it interferes in the internal affairs of other countries at will, and the way of interference is directly military action. That would inevitably cause discontent in all countries; The previous wars launched by the United States were all carried out many times of 'propaganda' before, leading the situation to the point where it had to be resolved by means of war, and at that time, even if other countries were dissatisfied, it would not make people feel too abrupt, and they all had a process of acceptance and preparation. The most important thing is that in these local wars, the United States always has a reason to 'see the past.' It can be said that the United States is most willing to see the current peaceful environment in the world, and although there are still violent armed conflicts in some regions, they are all within the scope of control. However, once the United States breaks this rule first and directly launches military strikes against other countries without any reason, then other countries in the world are bound to follow suit, and as long as they are strong, they do not care at all about the constraints of the so-called United Nations and other international treaty organizations. In this way, the world will return to the war-torn period of the beginning of the last century. Even if the US military strategy wins, its political and economic strategy will be a complete failure.
This time, the situation in Somalia has changed dramatically, and other countries, including the United States, have no time to prepare, and a new round of civil war is about to break out in Somalia.
On the same day, US President George W. Bush made a telephone call to President Yusuf, in which Bush Jr. repeatedly expressed his concern about the situation in East Africa. It is hoped that the Somali government will try its best to resolve domestic contradictions through peaceful negotiations and not start a war lightly. He also pointed out on many occasions that all major countries in the world have now made cracking down on piracy rampant in the Gulf of Aden a top priority in accordance with the UN General Assembly meeting and the latest Security Council resolutions, and hoped that the Somali political axe would provide necessary assistance in cracking down on piracy in the Gulf of Aden in accordance with the Security Council resolutions...... After the United States quickly raised its voice on this matter, world powers and relevant African and Arab countries also issued statements one after another. Although the attitude of all countries is more or less hopeful that internal conflicts can be resolved in a peaceful way. But everyone can still see that except for a few countries that closely follow the United States, the attitude of most other countries is not obvious and very formulaic.
Just as Huaxia also made a statement on this matter: we want relaxation, don't be nervous, we want peace, and we don't want war. But in private, he told Li Mo through Lei Zhen, hoping that Li Mo could solve the domestic affairs in Somalia as soon as possible and obtain the post of chief of staff of the Somali National Defense Forces. Huaxia will provide the necessary assistance if needed.
Under the various attitudes and remarks of the outside world, under the gaze of the outside world. The operation to restore peace, codenamed 'Restore Peace', has finally begun.
However, to the surprise of the outside world, it was not the first shot fired in the military attack against the resistance, but not by a certain attacking force.
At noon on October 11, Baidoa, Somalia's third-largest city, was still as prosperous as ever. However, in the streets and alleys of Baidoa and at key intersections, there are groups of armed soldiers patrolling back and forth, bringing a touch of tension to this peaceful city.
"Woo......"
Most of the citizens of Baidoa were having lunch when they suddenly heard an alarm in their ears. Some observant people quickly realized that the six-second siren was an air raid siren. Six seconds later, the air defense siren was sounded again.
After a moment of silence, the whole of Baidoa immediately became confused. Citizens all flocked to their homes or nearby places where they could hide. When a freelance photographer saw this, he immediately took a few photos with the camera in his hand. The look of horror on the faces of the citizens of Baidoa in one of the photographs is revealed. What the photographer didn't expect was that the impromptu photo would also win the Hesa Award as the best news photo of the year.
Having just finished a hearty lunch, Gabiyu was about to take a shower as usual. Suddenly hearing the air raid sirens outside, Gabiyu was stunned for a while. There is an air defense radar station in Baidoa, which was set up in Baidoa more than 10 years ago to guard against the Ethiopian Air Force. Now, more than ten years later, after several times of maintenance by the Rahanwen Resistance Army, it is now still ineffective. In his memory, the air raid siren only sounded on July 1 every year, when Somalia was the national holiday. The rest of the time it's basically a decoration. Because in Somalia there is simply no decent Air Force. The air search radar is often turned off. However, the situation in Somalia has suddenly become tense in the past few days, and it is very unfavorable to the Resistance Army. In the past two days, Gabiyu has been inspecting the army everywhere, and yesterday it seemed that he undoubtedly mentioned a word about guarding against a sneak attack by the Helicopters of the Paramingchu Army. The officer in charge of the radar station definitely turned on the radar. So is today's air defense siren because of the discovery of enemy aircraft, or is it a joke that in the end, as before, it was found that there was not a single bird?
But the terrible sirens in his ears over and over again undoubtedly made Gabiyu, who was hesitant whether to go to the bath first or go out to have a look, made a decision: find someone to ask first!
"Someone, guard!" Gabiyu endured the sticky and uncomfortable feeling on his body, and shouted outside.
Soon, the door was pushed open, and the captain of the guard, who had been faithfully guarding the place, strode in.
"What the hell is going on out there? Did the enemy call? Gabiyu stopped the captain of the guard and asked directly. He was desperate to take a bath now, but he didn't worry about the movement outside. He didn't want to delay at all, and there was even impatience in his tone.
"Report chairman, according to the information from the radar station, they found several planes flying from the southeast, and after comparative analysis, they believe that it is very likely to be the Air Force fighter of the Paramingchu Army." When the captain of the guard saw Gabiyu's expression, he quickly stopped saluting and turned to report the situation outside. Even if Gabiyu didn't call him just now, he was going to come in and report. But certainly not at this time, because he knew that Chairman Gabiu had to bathe for half an hour every day. He had planned to come back in half an hour to report.
"Are you sure it's a fighter? Not a helicopter? Gabiyu asked, wide-eyed. The news that the Paramingchu Army has fighter jets has been circulating among Somali forces. Although there are quite a few people who say that they have seen fighter jets flying in the sky in Lower Juba Prefecture. But most of the leaders still don't believe this 'rumor'. It is not difficult for non-political armed forces to get a few helicopter gunships, as long as they have money. But fighter jets are different, not to mention that their prices are often several times higher than ordinary helicopters, and even the site facilities are problems that many forces cannot solve; Others, such as maintenance, are much more cumbersome than helicopters. And in practical application, fighters are even less comparable to helicopter gunships. Therefore, no non-political axe armed forces have spent a lot of money to buy such an 'impractical' weapon as a fighter jet.
"Chairman, the radar station has observed that the incoming plane flew at an altitude of about 9,000 meters, and the helicopter simply could not fly that high. So if the radar hadn't made a mistake this time, it would have been a fighter jet or something like that, not a helicopter. The captain of the guard replied in a tone of uncertainty that was not so sure. He also knew what the radar in the radar station was, and there were often problems, so he himself didn't believe the news.
"Chairman, it's a bit chaotic outside because of the air raid siren, and for your safety, I think you might as well go to the basement for a while. Wait until the information is confirmed to be true or false before you come out. Although the captain of the guard was not sure whether it was really an enemy air raid, he still dutifully offered his opinion.
Gabiyu thought for a moment, and felt that his own safety was the most important thing. On the way to the basement, Gabiyu secretly decided in his heart. If the intelligence is wrong this time. There was no enemy air strike, and he would have removed the officer in charge of the radar station and shot him.
"Boys, we're here. Everyone is going to test the results of this training period today, and I hope you don't disappoint your boss. Now I command, lower the flight altitude...... 3000…… Target: Barracks in southern Baidoa...... The offensive begins! Following an order from flight instructor Assad in the on-board communicator, six MiG-23s with four rocket launchers on each side roared towards the target.
(To be continued)