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Trump Orders Most American Troops to Leave Somalia

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Friday it is pulling most U.S. troops
   out of Somalia on President Donald Trump's orders, continuing a
   post-election push by Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in
   counterterrorism missions abroad.

   Without providing details, the Pentagon said in a short statement that
   "a majority" of U.S. troops and assets in Somalia will be withdrawn in
   early 2021. There are about 700 troops in that Horn of Africa nation,
   training and advising local forces in an extended fight against the
   extremist group al-Shabab, an affiliate of al-Qaida.

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