Drones and Rooivalk to the DRC
It appears as though three Rooivalk attack helicopters are being painted white and prepared for deployment to the DRC, in an effort to augment Force Intervention Brigade operations against M23.
FIB’s War on M23 could be heating up
Recent reports of G5 155mm artillery guns being moved from Potchefstroom, where most South African Defence Force Artillery is based, to Pretoria raises eyebrows at a possible injection of added firepower into the FIB.
Why Kenya Must Stay in Somalia
It was a spate of kidnappings and terror attacks that sparked the Kenyan invasion of Somalia in 2011, and it precisely the same reason why Kenya should not for a second consider withdrawal from AMISOM now.
What the DRC tells us about South Africa’s Army
The ongoing fight by the South African Army and its allies in the DRC has thus far been going quite well. With material gains made against M23, who has now been pushed out of the Kibati Heights and have yet to make a serious threatening move in retaliation, the doubt...