Eritrea fighting terrorists morthan 18 years in the Horn of Africa….

Arabic news .com

Posted in, 12/11/2002

Eritrea-USA, Politics

Eritrea’s president Asyas Afourki has proposed to the US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld who arrived in 2002 in Asmara, his first leg in the African horn, putting his country’s resources and potentials under the disposal of the USA in the war it leads against terrorism.

Following the talks he had held with journalists, Rumsfeld said “This country (Eritrea) deals with the problem of terrorism the way our country does.” He added “we agreed that this kind of problem requires cooperation for the long run.” Eritrea proposed to the USA to use Asab port on the Red Sea and other facilities.

The US deploys 1000 soldiers in the neighboring Djibouti which Rumsfeld will visit following his visit to Ethiopia.

Afourki said that Eritrea has been dealing with terrorism along 13 years in Sudan where Osama Bin Laden had lived in the 1990s and where he founded al-Qaida network.

Rumsfeld’s tour comes following the two operations in Mombassa which targeted an Israeli hotel and a plane.

Rumsfeld will conclude his tour in visiting Qatar where the American forces are conducting military exercis

What happen U S now ?

US bans arms sales to Eritrea

06/10/08

International Herald Tribune, France

The United States is banning arms sales to Eritrea over concerns that it is aiding terrorists in the Horn of Africa.

U.S. officials have accused Eritrea of supporting terrorist groups tied to the Islamist opposition in Somalia.

Ethiopia, with U.S. backing, helped oust the Islamist government in 2006. Thousands have been killed in fighting between the government and opposition since then.

Members of the Islamist opposition are now operating in exile from Eritrea and gaining influence in Somalia.

The leader of the opposition, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, is designated a terrorist under a U.N. Security Council resolution.

The United States announced the arms ban Monday in a government notice.

Do You Remember?

Rumsfeld said in 2002 “This country (Eritrea) deals with the problem of terrorism the way our country does.” He added “we agreed that this kind of problem requires cooperation for the long run.” Eritrea proposed to the USA to use Asab port on the Red Sea and other facilities.

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