| Mamdani, Good Muslim, Bad Muslim 2004 , p | Faced with a rebellion in mineral-rich Katanga now Shaba province in April 1977 and a plea for help from French and Belgian mining interests conveyed through their close ally Mobutu, the club combined French air transport with logistical support from diverse sources to bring Moroccan and Egyptian troops to fight the rebellion |
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| dobbs, saudis funded weapons for bosnia, official says; | "American military goods were provided by Egypt and Iran, which transferred excess arms from their inventories |
"The club's first success was in the Congo.
| irwin molotsky, us linked to saudi aid for bosnians | Lefebvre, Arms for the Horn 1992 , pp |
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| This group was dedicated to blocking the spread of Soviet influence in the third world | "Washington had done little to control, and seemingly ahd encouraged, Egypt, Iran, and Saudi Arabia to take advantage of the more liberal policies of other Western states and make third-party arms transfers to Somalia |
In an effort to further advance these goals, the Shah associated Iran with a group of conservative Middle Eastern and African states in an informal organization known as the Safari Club.
4| Roy Pateman, "Intelligence Operations in the Horn of Africa"; in Disaster and Development in the Horn of Africa, ed | Washington Post, August 28, 1984• Miglietta, American Alliance Policy 2002 , p |
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| Lefebvre, Arms for the Horn 1992 , p | ; Schmitt, Eric 25 February 2013 |
Gebru Tareke, "The Ethiopia-Somalia War of 1977 Revisited", The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 33 3 , 2000; accessed.
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