Pentagon Foresees At Least Two More Years Of Combat In Somalia

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette logo/New York Times: Officials say the Pentagon foresees at least two more years of combat in Somalia

WASHINGTON — Amid its escalating campaign of drone strikes in Somalia, the Pentagon has presented the White House with an operational plan that envisions at least two more years of combat against Islamist militants there, according to U.S. officials familiar with internal deliberations.

The proposed plan for Somalia would be the first under new rules quietly signed by President Donald Trump in October for counterterrorism operations outside conventional war zones. The U.S. military has carried out about 30 airstrikes in Somalia this year, twice as many as in 2016. Nearly all have come since June, including a Nov. 21 bombing that killed over 100 suspected militants at an al-Shabab training camp.

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Update: US plans to fight in Somalia for two more years (Middle East Monitor)

WNU Editor: Two more years?!?!?! They have been fighting and killing each other in Somalia for decades. They are not going to end in two years.

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