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US will build up to 5 Somali army bases in bid to combat al Qaeda-linked extremists
Fox News ^ | Feb 15, 2024

Posted on 02/15/2024 12:48:48 PM PST by McGruff

The U.S. will build up to five military bases for the Somali army in a project that seeks to bolster the Somalian national army's capabilities amid ongoing threats from an extremist group.

Somalia’s defense minister and the U.S. charge d’affaires signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.

The agreement comes at a time when the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, known as ATMIS, is scaling back its presence in Somalia.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; bases; somalia
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61 posted on 02/15/2024 5:41:46 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Bigbrown
I was there for it and was a helicopter pilot. I’ve always thought as that deployment being my Vietnam.

Thank you for your service.

62 posted on 02/15/2024 5:42:46 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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Two bases in Maine and three in Minnesota?


63 posted on 02/15/2024 6:40:52 PM PST by Chewbarkah
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What could possibly go wrong?


64 posted on 02/16/2024 5:14:01 AM PST by BubbaBasher ("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
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