Latest "US-troops-in-Somalia" stories

US airstrike in Somalia kills 13 militants, DoD says

The 13 militants were “actively attacking” Somali government soldiers in a remote area north of Mogadishu, AFRICOM said.

By Irene Loewenson

16 months ago

Secret US base in Somalia is getting some ‘emergency runway repairs’

The new runway repairs appear to be stepping up the capabilities of the airfield at Camp Baledogle, and could be the harbinger of an expanding U.S. foot print in Somalia.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

10 civilians, including kids, dead in US-backed Somalia raid

Ten civilians, including three children, were killed in a raid by foreign and Somali forces on a farm in southern Somalia, a deputy governor said Friday as officials displayed victims’ bloodied bodies in the capital. The U.S. military confirmed it supported a Somali operation in the area.

6 years ago

US-Somalia mission detains suspected al-Shabab associate

The U.S. military says a mission in Somalia has detained a suspected associate of the al-Shabab extremist group who once lived in the United States.

6 years ago

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