Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Somalia’s new president who also holds US citizenship, launched a new offensive against the terrorists last week. This is the first major deployment of regular US troops in Somalia since 1993. Some advisers and Special Forces operators have been in the country for years.
US sends regular troops to Somalia for first time since 1993
15 April 2017
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“Dozens” of US troops are being deployed to Somalia, to help with logistics training of the country’s armed forces as they battle Al-Shabaab terrorists, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Friday.
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