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The U.S. Africa command used to train Somali elite forces from the Danab brigade to help the SNA fight against Al-Shabaab, Al-Qaeda’s East Africa branch which poses a potent threat to the security.

Al-Shabab fighters have staged several raids inside Kenya in retaliation for Nairobi sending troops into Somalia in 2011 as part of an African Union force to oust the jihadists.

Tan iyo 2011 markii Kenya Ciidankeeda soo galeen, Al-Shabaab ayaa weeraro waaweyn ka fulisay Nairobi iyo Garissa oo boqolaal qof ku dishay.

The attack came two days after Kenya Defence Forces operating in the area killed one militant and recovered an AK47 rifle with three magazines in Milimani area.

Mr. Biden hasn’t announced his decision. As a matter of policy we do not comment on potential troop deployments, a National Security Council spokeswoman said.

Since the resolution in 2020, Turkey has delivered seven consignments of weapons and ammunition to the federal government in Somalia and notified the UN about the shipments.

Schools along the border with Somalia have been earmarked and extra security provided to curb any interference by criminal gangs, Al-Shabaab.

Next Monday, the 7th of March, marks the 15th anniversary of AMISOM. Internationally, the mission is widely seen as a success in stabilizing the country at a time when it was in the grip of a civil war in 2006

Cherutich said the two suspects will be taken to court on Friday once investigations are complete and warned that the government will not relent in its efforts to rid the area of illegal gangs marauding with firearms.

Danab regained control over the villages in Somalia’s Lower Jubba province after hours of fierce fighting in which Al-Shabaab suffered heavy losses, Jubaland state security sources said.

The ongoing political impasse in Somalia, according to Blinken has broader implications, including undermining Somalia’s economic reforms and putting in jeopardy timely international debt relief.

Speaking at a press conference in Mogadishu on Monday, the African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye said AMISOM will end its mission by March 31 of this year.