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June 27, 2011

U.S. Plans to Send $45M In Military Aid To Uganda and Burundi In Effort To Combat Somali Militants 
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In news from Africa, the Pentagon is planning to send nearly $45 million
in military equipment, including four small drones, to Uganda and
Burundi as part of the U.S. effort to battle Islamic militants in
Somalia. The military package includes four small, shoulder-launched
Raven drones, body armor, night-vision gear, communications and heavy
construction equipment, generators and surveillance systems. The U.S.
military is also sending aid to a number of other African nations
including Mauritania, Djibouti, Kenya and Mali.



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