For several years the U.S. military has fought a covert war in Somalia, using gunships, drones and Special Forces to break up suspected terror networks -- and enlisting Ethiopia's aid in propping up a pro-U.S. "transitional" government. It's a relatively unknown front in the "war on terror," and one where the U.S. and its allies are losing ground, fast.
Two years ago, the U.S. military fought alongside Ethiopian troops in a lightning-fast armoured assault deep into Somalia aimed at destroying the Islamic government, which the Pentagon suspected of harbouring Al Qaeda operatives. Today the Islamists are back, waging a brutal insurgency that has killed thousands of people and steadily gained ground against the occupying Ethiopians and their allies in the transitional government. (BlackListed News)