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In 1971 there were reports of the CIA send in 5,000~6,000 Thai troops into Laos into the southern region of Pakse and paid these troops extra money for there service in the region. The CIA did cover this large amount of troops as being ethnic Laotians, as well as being simply being reinforcements for regions inside Vietnam. this secret army was ...
In 2003, the CIA began to covertly arm and finance Somali warlords opposed to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). [7] From the CIA station in Nairobi, Kenya CIA agents would make frequent trips to Mogadishu by plane where they would pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to the warlords. The CIAs policy was evaluated as a failure, due to the ICU ...
Pages in category "CIA activities in Laos" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
There was a class from Military Region 2 of northern Laos and another from southern Laos; [2] in Autumn 1969, another class of 60 volunteers from Savannakhet was enrolled into the Commando Raiders program. [3]
Despite subsequent claims of victory from communist forces, the 10,000 defenders of Long Tieng, a mixture of Hmong, Thai, and Lao, had not been overrun, and in mid-month reinforcements appeared in the form of CIA-led Thais and 1200 elite irregulars from southern Laos. After enduring a third to 50% casualties, these forces succeeded in taking ...
Pages in category "CIA activities in Africa" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Central Intelligence Agency domestic surveillance operations (10 P) F. CIA activities in France (1 C, ... CIA activities in Laos (4 P) CIA activities in Lebanon (3 P) P.
Category: Overseas CIA activities by region. 3 languages. ... CIA activities in Africa (11 P) CIA activities in the Americas (2 C, 19 P) CIA activities in Asia (3 C ...