The U.S. faces limited options in its mission in Somalia, with national security analysts comparing Somali government troops to the Afghan army that surrendered to the Taliban in 2021. In the UK, the SAS blocked Afghan special forces from seeking refuge amid fears of war crimes cover-up. Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer gives evidence on alleged SAS war crimes in Afghanistan, stating he couldn't disprove the claims. Mercer accuses senior commanders of lying and concealing information.
Minister told off by Afghan inquiry chair over refusal to name officers who told him of murder allegations Read more🔗 https://t.co/JF5HB2D7h0
Judge tells MP to ‘chose which side he is on’ after he refuses to name ‘sources’ who made claims against the SAS https://t.co/kP9iv1LAEM https://t.co/A4geX5x20W
Another pretty extraordinary development today at the Afghan inquiry. Inquiry head Lord Justice Haddon-Cave suggests to Johnny Mercer (a serving Tory minister) he could be prosecuted and even jailed for refusing to name special forces sources who spoke to him re SAS killings (1)
Explosive evidence from Johnny Mercer to the Afghan inquiry today + a major new headache now for Grant Shapps / No10. Accuses ex-Director of Special Forces Roly Walker and Army head Mark Carleton-Smith of concealing information over whether the SAS executed 33 unarmed Afghans (1)
UK minister says he ‘cannot disprove’ claims Afghans were unlawfully killed https://t.co/c3Z96VC94n
This should be a big warning sign: "Mr Mercer, who served with a Special Boat Service (SBS) task force in Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009 and attempted to pass selection..." https://t.co/M5rCbQ1Ok9
Afghan forces blocked from UK resettlement which could reportedly prevent witnesses of alleged UK wrongdoing in Afghanistan from giving evidence – BBC https://t.co/ti4t4twaqy https://t.co/AhRygUWX2w
🇬🇧🇦🇫🚨‼️ UK abandons allies from Afghanistan, so Taliban grab them. -> A lesson in “For as long as it takes” 📰 Leaked documents reveal soldiers had their applications for relocation rejected by the Special Forces despite having compelling evidence of serving with the British… https://t.co/ptSCgkgCKk
‘Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer told a public inquiry he was "desperate for some sort of evidence" to disprove alleged war crimes by the SAS in Afghanistan but was unable to find any. [SF] commanders were "unable to answer basic questions", he said.’ https://t.co/vIHLTr1Rue
Minister says he tried and failed to disprove alleged SAS war crimes https://t.co/BMD7KSyz62
‘We won’t win this war’: U.S. faces few good options in Somalia mission - Somali government troops are “several degrees of magnitude worse” than the hapless Afghan army that surrendered to the Taliban in a matter of weeks in 2021 #terrorism https://t.co/G3JKs49rW6
Johnny Mercer, the veterans minister, is giving evidence to the Afghan Inquiry today into claims the SAS killed innocent Afghans. He is expected to say he believed senior commanders lied to him. Our previous story here https://t.co/diWtWBcFh4
Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer is about to give evidence at the Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan.
The SAS blocked Afghan special forces who fought alongside them from seeking refuge in the UK amid fears of an attempted war crimes cover up https://t.co/gROKOmzjUH https://t.co/Ts9vrL8GKP
To fully understand the slate of bad options facing the U.S. in Somalia, consider this: National security analysts say that the Somali government troops are "several degrees of magnitude worse" than the hapless Afghan army that surrendered to the... https://t.co/tteusBymWt
‘We won’t win this war’: U.S. faces few good options in Somalia mission https://t.co/aDV4QFq8oS https://t.co/SbFx5dPw2B
'We won't win this war': U.S. faces few good options in Somalia mission https://t.co/56m0io1TzD