Category: USA in Somalia

U.S. discloses secret Somalia military presence, up to 120 troops since 2007

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. military advisors have secretly operated in Somalia since around 2007 and Washington plans to deepen its security assistance to help the country fend off threats by Islamist militant group al Shabaab, U.S. officials said. The comments are the first detailed public acknowledgement of a U.S. military presence in

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U.S. Will Appoint First Ambassador to Somalia in Over 20 Years

Dan Kedmey TIME The appointment will end a vacancy of over two decades in the war-torn capital of Mogadishu, though the State Department hasn’t yet confirmed it will open an embassy there The State Department announced that it will “soon” name an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in over 20 years as a

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