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According to the US Africa Command, 12 al-Shabaab members were killed 472 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu. No civilian deaths or wounds were reported in the conflict. Last year the Pentagon asked Biden to depart US troops to Somalia for fighting against the al-Shabaab terrorist group. With Biden's approval, US troops appeared in the region. [222]
The Egyptian invasion of Harar, was part of a conflict in the Horn of Africa between the Emirate of Harar, Sultan of Aussa, and Oromo tribesmen, and the Khedivate of Egypt from 1874 to 1885. [3] In 1874, the Egyptians invaded Eastern Ethiopia , namely Hararghe and parts of the Somali coast, and ruled it for 11 years.
According to Beyle, Egypt is a longstanding ally and current partner of the Somali government. [10] In November 2014, Beyle and President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met in Mogadishu with Egypt's new Ambassador to Somalia, Walid Ismail. The officials subsequently held a closed door meeting in which they discussed various ways to strengthen ...
Egypt's offer to contribute troops to a new peacekeeping mission to be launched next year in Somalia was announced in an African Union communique earlier this month. Cairo has not commented on the ...
Despite this, the United States has admitted to American troops being involved in direct action during missions with African military partners, namely in classified 127e programs. [64] [65] As of 2023, there have been at least 315 confirmed drone strikes from AFRICOM operations in Somalia. Estimates place the total number of deaths at least ...
In August 2024, the Somali government announced that in January 2025, the Egyptian Armed Forces would replace the Ethiopian troops deployed under ATMIS. [34] Egyptian officials stated that they would send weapons including armored vehicles, artillery, radars, and drones to Somalia as part of the defense deal. [35]
Redeployment of US troops in Somalia in 2022 [55] [56] African Union Transition Mission in 2022; A key operative and facilitator for the Islamic State in Somalia Bilal al-Sudani killed by SEAL Team Six on January 25, 2023 [57] Approximately 450 U.S. troops remain in Somalia as of June 2024 [58]
American and Egyptian aircraft over the Egyptian pyramids during Bright Star 83 An F-16C Fighting Falcon, a Mirage 2000EM, and an F-4E Phantom II of the Egyptian Air Force in flight over the Pyramid of Khafre during Bright Star 94 A mass drop of paratroopers during Bright Star 81 A MiG-21PFM, F-16 Fighting Falcon, MiG-15UTI, and an A-10 Thunderbolt II (in order from near to far)flying over the ...