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Since the early 2000s, the United States has provided military support to the Transitional Federal Government and the Federal Government of Somalia in conflicts. U.S. military actions in Somalia date back to the 1990s; however, following the September 11th attacks, military action was justified as counterterrorism.
Battles of the Somali Civil War involving the United States (1 C, 12 P) W. War in Somalia (2006–2009) ... American military intervention in Somalia (2007–present) ...
Many maritime flags have been used in the United States. All maritime vessels and naval warships belonging to the United States (with a few exceptions such as U.S. Coast Guard vessels) fly the ensign of the United States, which is identical to the national flag of the United States (though originally was a design similar to the Grand Union Flag).
Baledogle Airfield, also called Wanlaweyn Airstrip, is the largest military air base in Somalia, about 90 kilometers northwest of the capital, Mogadishu. The airfield was constructed in the 1970s for the Somali Air Force with assistance of the Soviet Union. It was later expanded on and modernized by the United States during the 2010s. [1]
Patrick Robert/Sygma via Getty ImagesTwenty years ago—and less than one month after the catastrophic attack of 9/11—the United States mounted a decidedly unorthodox campaign in Afghanistan in ...
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Soon after, the infamous Battle of Mogadishu took place, signifying the end of the hunt for Aidid and military operations in Somalia. [18] The United States withdrew six months after the battle, and the remaining UN forces departed from Somalia in early 1995, concluding the operation. [19]
The U.S. military maintains a permanent presence at the Pituffik air base in Greenland's northwest. A former Danish colony, Greenland is now broadly self-governing within the kingdom of Denmark.