U.S. forces practice convoy training with the Danab Brigade in Somalia, May 4, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Zoe Russell/U.S. Air Force)
Military.com/Stars and Stripes: Proposal Calls for Sending Special Operations Forces Back to Somalia, Report Says
STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. military officials are preparing a proposal to send a special operations contingent back into Somalia, where security conditions have worsened in the months since nearly 700 troops were pulled out of the country, a news report said Tuesday.
The plan, which would involve several dozen troops, hasn’t yet been formally presented to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, The New York Times reported. The newspaper cited unnamed Pentagon policymakers saying they want to step up counterterrorism efforts against militants aligned with al-Qaida.
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Update: Pentagon Weighs Proposal to Send Dozens of Troops Back to Somalia (New York Times).
WNU Editor: So much for the US getting out of the forever war in Somalia.
