Members of the Somali National Army (SNA) at a passing-out parade on August 14, 2012, at an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) training facility on the western fringes of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
Pentagon Announces Trump Order to Withdraw Forces from Somalia
President Trump has ordered the U.S. military "to reposition the majority of personnel and assets out of Somalia by early 2021," the Pentagon said in an announcement released late Friday. "The U.S. is not withdrawing or disengaging from Africa," the statement said. Though expected, the move could complicate matters for The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Indepedent in Kampala reports. Amison includes troops from Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia. Some U.S. troops "may be reassigned outside of East Africa," while "remaining forces will be repositioned from Somalia into neighboring countries," the Pentagon said.
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Somalia: U.S. to Withdraw Main Force From Somalia By Early 2021
Independent (Kampala), 5 December 2020
Commanders of The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) face an anxious next 30 days with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's eyes on an election at home while US President… Read more »
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Somalia: U.S. President Orders Withdrawal of Troops
Dalsan Radio, 5 December 2020
US President Donald Trump has ordered the US Department of Defense and AFRICOM to withdraw troops from Somalia early next year. Read more »
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Somalia: Pentagon Announces Repositioning of U.S. Forces from Somalia
DOD, 4 December 2020
The President of the United States has ordered the Department of Defense and the United States Africa Command to reposition the majority of personnel and assets out of Somalia by… Read more »
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Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller made a quick visit on Friday to the Somalia capital Mogadishu accompanied by the Africom Commander, U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Read more »
