Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Trump Proposes to Pull US Troops Out of Somalia

 Bloomberg published on 13 October 2020 an article titled "Trump Demands a Plan to Withdraw U.S. Troops from Somalia" by Nick Wadhams and Jennifer Jacobs.

The U.S. has 650 to 800 troops in Somalia engaged in the fight against the al-Shabaab terrorist group.  President Trump has asked for a plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Somalia.  Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi wants the forces to stay.