Foreign Policy published on 26 May 2022 an article titled "Somalia's Al-Qaeda Branch Has Gotten 'Bigger, Stronger, and Bolder' Since U.S. Exit" by Jack Detsch.
The Trump administration removed all 750 U.S. troops from Somalia in the final week of its rule. The commander of AFRICOM said that al-Shabaab took advantage of this situation and strengthened its position in Somalia, including an attack on a U.S. base in neighboring Kenya, The Biden administration is returning several hundred troops to Somalia.
