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At the National Defense Committee, Colonel Luo Xiang was allowed to participate in the meeting. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The main topic of this meeting was twofold: the first was the formation of a special forces unit for the anti-terrorist operation to carry out special tasks; The second is the joint counter-terrorism exercise between the Somali special forces and the Libyan special forces.

These two topics are related to the special forces, and Luo Xiang, the commander of the special forces, is mainly to explain to everyone.

The first item was quickly adopted, and the formation of new special forces is very beneficial to improving the ability of the Wehrmacht to carry out special operations. The existing special forces Meteor commandos, to be exact, do not fully belong to the Wehrmacht, although they are attached to the Wehrmacht. But everyone knows what's going on. Therefore, a new special forces force will be formed, and other neutral members and 'local commissioners' such as Yusuf will be happy to see it.

The second topic is the holding of joint counter-terrorism exercises with Libyan special forces, which is also important to enhance Somalia's international influence. What is missing in Somalia now? It's influence.

After more than ten years of civil war, the pace of world development has not stopped for Somalia, and the public has almost forgotten about Somalia. With a series of domestic and foreign affairs in the past two years, a considerable number of people in Somalia have seen this problem.

Being well-known does not mean being influential. Only by participating in some international affairs can we show the world that we are strong. And so the influence gradually rose.

However, to improve and exert influence, it needs to be done step by step, and a solid foundation needs to be laid. Somalia's current strength, if it wants to 'show its strength' in the world, it will definitely be self-inflicted. But on the African continent, Somalia already has some capital to declare its existence to the people of the continent.

"Since it's going to be a drill, I think it's better to add some actual combat. Recently, the political authorities have received reports from some state capitals in the north that piracy along the coast in the northeast is on the rise, and I think that it would be better to hold such a bell-and-whistle exercise than to conduct a joint anti-hijacking, anti-kidnapping, and hostage rescue exercise. By the way, help the local political axes and the military to fight piracy. After Luo Xiang's report, Defense Minister Palermo suddenly opened his mouth to make a suggestion.

Many people in the conference room were impressed. The issue of piracy is arguably the most negative issue for Somalia at the international level. Although the political axe has increased investment in people's livelihood in the past two years, it has improved people's living standards. However, the financial capacity of the Somali government is still very weak, and it is impossible to solve the problem of food and clothing for the 10 million Somali people at once.

In the past two years, despite the rapid development of industry and commerce, the number of jobs available for Somalia as a whole is far from sufficient. As a result, many people are still below the subsistence line, and there are not enough jobs. Some unruly people who have experienced more than ten years of civil war have begun to look for a 'way out', and piracy, relatively speaking, has low cost, low risk and high profits.

When a pirate gathers a few dozen people, one or two speedboats or fishing boats, and some guns and ammunition can be opened. If you're lucky, you can earn tens of thousands of dollars for one vote. For some people, this is too tempting. And because of Somalia's special geographical location, it is only close to the Gulf of Aden, an important shipping route. There are countless ships that travel to and from the world, and it has more inherent advantages than the Caribbean.

Although some countries have sent escort fleets, their actual role is not so exaggerated. When confronted with piracy, most of the nation's ships are simply expelled or destroyed. Because pirates are also organized, this is not limited to a group of pirates with an organizational structure, but also manifested in the 'intimate connection' between multiple pirates, when pirates are dispatched, it is basically only a small part, if this group of pirates is eliminated or captured, it will definitely arouse the anger and even hatred of other pirates, unless the country's ships do not intend to pass in the Gulf of Aden, or send warships to escort each time, otherwise this hatred will sooner or later be retaliated by pirates.

There are few fools in modern pirates, and pirate leaders know that when 'collecting protection money', if a country strikes pirates with force, then it must retaliate more fiercely against that country, otherwise other countries must learn from it, and the soil for pirates will be wiped out sooner or later.

Between hundreds of thousands of 'protection fees' per year and hundreds of thousands of pirates hiding in the shadows full of hatred, most countries and organizations will have the right choice.

Only some countries that do not know the so-called will fight pirates in order to 'promote the force of the state'.

But all these problems are not a problem for Somalia. For the Somali political axe, the fight against piracy is justified, and the vast majority of the pirates are also locals, and generally do not carry out large-scale retaliation against the political axe because of the extermination of the political axe. After all, among pirates, only a few backbones are really fierce and not afraid of death, and most of the actors and the lower echelons always have an innate fear in the face of political axes.

"China has not carried out a large-scale crackdown on pirates in the northeast before, mainly because the solution to the piracy problem must be fundamentally solved, that is, to solve the food and clothing work of ordinary people. Only by solving the problem of people's livelihood will the people naturally not become pirates, which is equivalent to fundamentally destroying the soil for the survival of pirates. But turning a blind eye doesn't mean leaving it alone, and I think the Palermo minister's proposal is very good, this exercise will take the most arrogant and arrogant pirates and make an example of the monkeys. It also shows the world that China's political axe is working hard and effective in combating pirates. Li Mo was very happy with Palermo's proposal, and after thinking about it, he said.

The exercise is certainly not as effective as the actual combat effect, and it can also serve as a deterrent to pirates, warn ordinary people about their attitude towards piracy, and change the attitude of some countries in the world towards Somalia. It's a lot of work.

Others then agreed with the Palermo proposal, and the plan was finalized. The specific actions will also need to be coordinated by the General Staff, the special forces and the Libyan side.

After the meeting, Li Mo and Luo Xiang came to his office.

"Ah Xiang, you seem to have an opinion on fighting pirates?" Li Mo lit a cigarette and asked with a smile. In the conference room, Li Mo felt that Luo Xiang had something to say.

"Well, boss, the pirates' main area of activity is near the Gulf of Aden, where there are now multinational convoys. If we held a combat exercise against piracy in that area, would it cause conflict? ”

Li Mo smiled, "Although what you said is possible, so what? We are fighting piracy on our own territory and in our own seas, what can other countries say? Besides, I have chosen the target of acting this time, here it is! Li Mo pointed to the map spread out on the table and said, "A group of pirates have gathered here, and the Ministry of Intelligence has been infiltrating and investigating here for a long time, and we have evidence to believe that behind this group of pirates is the support of foreign forces." ”

Looking at the coldness on the boss's face, Luo Xiang couldn't help but lean his head and look at the map. Then his eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "Ha Feng Jiao? ”

Cape Haphon is a peculiar place on the map of Somalia. Cape Hafeng, which covers an area of just over 100 square kilometers, is connected to the mainland by a narrow area 3-5 kilometers wide and 13 kilometers long, which looks like an axe. The handle of the axe is the land passage connecting the mainland to Cape Hafeng, and the head of the axe is Cape Hafeng. On the east coast of Africa, this is the only place. In Europe, much of the land created by artificial reclamation is much like this.

It is about 150 kilometers from the Gulf of Aden in northern Somalia, and the vicinity is rich in salt resources, with thousands of scattered people on an area of 100 square kilometers.

The pirates made this their home base, which was a wonderful choice. It is far away from the Gulf of Aden, where the ships gather, and the ships generally do not appear here, because this is the eastern waters of Somalia, which belongs to Somali territory.

"The number of the pirates is about 80 people, and the leader is called Ahmed? Abdi is a black Somali man. The pirates have four fishing boats of about 50 tons and two high-speed speedboats. The weapons are all AK, the old models are different, and there are some bazookas......"

Luo Xiang's eyes widened and widened, and as the data from the boss's mouth came out one by one, Luo Xiang was really dumbfounded. I don't know, do you think Li Mo has ever broken into pirates?

"Hehe, you forgot about Basel and Babul? They have now gathered a group of pirates and are living well as pirate leaders on an island east of Cape Asayre. Li Mo said with a smile.

"It turned out to be the information they provided!" Luo Xiang showed a look of sudden realization. 'Lone Wolf' Basel and disguise master Babulu were both members of the Yelang mercenary organization, and the last time they were looking for the Egal treasure map, it was Luo Xiang who personally sent the two to northern Somalia. It's just that both of them contacted the Ministry of Intelligence later, and Luo Xiang didn't know what happened to the two.

"This group of pirates has been arrogant in Somali waters lately, and has already hijacked several ships of other countries. On top of that, the pirates are extremely ruthless, demanding twice as much ransom each time as the other pirates, and if they refuse, they kill the hostages. According to the information provided by Basel, some of the pirates were militarily trained, and they seemed to get accurate information every time to hijack the ship. Li Mo said this, his face was no longer good-looking. This gang of pirates had military training, a complete organizational structure, accurate sources of information, and cruel and vicious methods. The impact is very bad. Especially behind it, there may be foreign forces to support it, which Li Mo absolutely can't bear.

Because foreign forces are involved, there must be ulterior motives. It's fine if it's for money, but it's dangerous if it has other political aims.

"Boss, don't worry, we will contact Lieutenant Colonel Saif of Libya and reach an agreement on the acting plan as soon as possible." Luo Xiang also knew that this group of pirates could not stay, so he immediately assured.

(To be continued)