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Ships Positioned on Somalia's Coast for US Troops' Drawdown

Harun Maruf

   The Pentagon has sent several naval vessels and a marine expeditionary
   unit to the coast of Somalia to support an operation repositioning
   hundreds of U.S. troops to bases elsewhere in East Africa.

   The USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine
   Expeditionary Unit reached Somali waters on Monday. It joined the USS
   Hershel Woody Williams, an expeditionary sea base that arrived on
   December 16, according to the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).

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