Officials slam US move to pull back troops from Somalia as a blow to fight against al-Shabab group. Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Somalia in the waning days of his presidency has triggered dismay from some Somalis, who
However the move has been condemned by a number of analysts with one Democrat politician describing the policy as a “surrender to Al-Qaeda”. Most American soldiers in the region are training Somali forces to help them fight Islamist extremist group al-Shabaab.
The U.S. military deployed B-52 bombers to the Middle East Saturday, just days after the Trump administration announced a partial withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. U.S. Central Command said the U.S. Air Force B-52H “Stratofortress” aircrews conducted the mission on “short
The Defense Department has initiated plans for troop drawdowns in Afghanistan and Iraq, Fox News confirmed Monday. The Pentagon has issued planning orders to prepare to drawdown further in Afghanistan and Iraq before Jan. 20, when the White House National Security team