MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - JANUARY 12: A view of damage at the scene after a suicide car blast targeted a security convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia on January 12, 2022. At least 10 people including five security officers were killed in the attack in Mogadishu has been claimed by al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group. (Photo by Sadak Mohamed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • The US conducted a drone strike against Al Shabab militants in Somalia after they attacked US allied Somali forces in Duduble.
  • This was the first military action against the Al Qaeda affiliate in East Africa since August.
  • Africa Command had authority to conduct strikes, in support of allied forces, under what the military calls collective self-defense.
  • President Biden is nearing a decision on a Pentagon-backed proposal to restore some of the troops in Somalia that were withdrawn during the previous administration, as a way to improve training and coordination with Somalia security forces.
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