""The site, and another one like it that centers on northwest
Africa, is part of a propaganda effort by the U.S. military's Africa Command
aimed at countering extremists in two of Africa's most dangerous regions —
Somalia and the Maghreb. The U.S. military and State Department, a partner on
the project, say the goal of the sites is to counter propaganda from extremists
"by offering accurate, balanced and forward-looking coverage of developments in
the region." ""