The Head of Somaliland coast guards Admiral Ahmed Aw Osman has revealed that units of the coast guards have recovered debris of what resembles a crashed airplane which washed ashore in a beach near Ceel Sheik 50KM west of the port city of Berbera. The head of the Somaliland coast guards corps briefing THT reporter on the debris which washed ashore had this to say, “We have recovered what we believe was the tail section most probably the tail rudder and 8 meters long range discardablefuel tanks which we think may be those of a crashed plane”. The Commander explained the debris was also similar to many parts and gadgets of military plane e.g missiles and they have already called in experts to discern the make, model and /or exact origins. “I would like to urge the local population not to temper with any debris which they may come across because some may be lethal or in other words may explode but a t the moment I would like to state that the entire recovered debris crushed airplane is secure and now being guarded by Somaliland coast guard”, Admiral Ahmed. According to media the THT monitor from the Associated Press published on the 1st of September, 2014 a US Navy Marine Corps helicopter with 25 aboard crashed in this same vicinity of the Gulf of Aden, on the same day. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter had crashed as it attempted to land on the ship, which has a big landing deck on the back. The US Navy at the time said the crash was not the result of hostile activity, but the aircraft was transferring troops back to the ship from training in nearby Djibouti. The 17 Marines and eight Navy sailors were recovered and are on board the USS Mesa Verde, and some who sustained minor injuries were treated on the ship. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter is a rescue and search craft and is believed to have crushed the same day the American planes killed the top commander of the Al Shabaab Leader Ahmed Godane. Djibouti currently hosts the biggest US. Military base in Africa at Camp Lemonier. WASHINGTON — The Navy says a Marine Corps helicopter with 25 aboard has crashed in the Gulf of Aden, but all aboard have been rescued. The 17 Marines and eight Navy sailors were recovered and are on board the USS Mesa Verde, and some who sustained minor injuries were treated on the ship. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed Monday as it atempted to land on the ship, which has a big landing deck on the back. The Navy said the crash was not the result of hostile activity, but the aircraft was transferring troops back to the ship from training in nearby Djibouti. Djibouti boosted security since the al-Qaeda-linked militants group alShabaab claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a restaurant in the Horn of Africa nation in May. A Turkish national and several other foreigners were injured in the attack, which was the first suicide bombing in the country’s history. In June, the US issued a travel warning to American citizens because of
“potential terrorist threats.” The British government also advised that alShabaab plans to carry out further attacks in Djibouti and may target Western interests, reported Bloomberg. As The Christian Science Monitor has reported in 2006, “In 2002, more than 1,500 US troops were sent to this former French colony in East Africa to hunt followers of Al Qaeda throughout the region. Now, under General Ghormley, their mission has evolved to preempt the broader growth of Islamic militancy among the area’s largely Muslim population. “We are trying to dry up the recruiting pool for Al Qaeda by showing people the way ahead. We are doing this one village, one person at a time,” says Ghormley, commander of the joint task force based in Djibouti. “We’re waging peace just as hard as we can.” Previously East Africa has hosted an array of Islamic militant groups. In 1998, Al Qaeda bombed the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing more than 220 people. The group has also tried to shoot down an Israeli airliner in Mombasa, Kenya, and sink oil tankers and US navy vessels in the Red Sea