Al-Shabaab

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AFRICOM continues to pressure the terrorist group al-Shabaab in Somalia despite the redeployment of troops to other countries in East Africa. 

Violence in Africa seems far removed leading Americans ask why what goes on in Somalia so important to the security of the USA. Here’s why.

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Air Force General Anderson: “This strike targeted known al-Shabaab leaders who facilitated finance, weapons, fighters, and explosives.”

“This action clearly demonstrates our continuing commitment to Somalia and our regional partners,” Army Major General Joel Tyler said.

U.S. Special Operations assets in Somalia will be repositioned via Joint Task Force Quartz despite continued threat from local terror groups.

Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a member of al-Shabaab, was arrested while preparing to hijack an aircraft and crash it into a building in the U.S.

Despite President Trump’s order to remove U.S. troops from Somalia, top generals say that pressure on al-Shabaab terror groups must continue.

Some fear that the U.S. withdrawal from Somalia will revert the Somali military’s gains against al-Shabaab.

Six members of the Somali Danab Special Forces unit were killed when the truck they were riding in hit an IED late on Monday.

AFRICOM is requesting more flexibility in hitting the terrorist group al-Shabaab with drones when it advances from its enclaves in Somalia.