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The US had been courting the Somali government for some time on account of Somalia's strategic position at the mouth of the Bab el Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Somalia's initial friendship with the Soviet Union and later military support by the United States enabled it to build the largest army on the continent. [1] [2]
A US drone strike targeted three al-Shabaab vehicles in southern Somalia. [56] April 1; US airstrikes targeted al-Shabaab militants. [56] April 2; Two US strikes killed six in southern Somalia. [56] April 6; A US drone strike in Jilib left eight people dead. [56] April 11; A US drone struck an al-Shabaab camp in southern Somalia killing 12 ...
Despite the departure of most Chinese officials, the two countries maintained a small trading relationship in the ensuing years. Total trade volume in 2002 was US$3.39 million, with Somalia exporting US$1.56 million of goods to China and importing $1.83 million. [130]
Dramatic unclassified video shows the US military bombing a cave complex in the terrorist stronghold of Somalia targeting a senior ISIS "attack planner" and several other militants he recruited in ...
On 21 June 2023, Brownback stated: "Armenia is a natural long-term ally of the United States. Armenia must be given major non-NATO ally status of the U.S." [60] [61] On 3 September 2023, during an interview, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that it was a strategic mistake for Armenia to solely rely on Russia to guarantee its security.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying detained migrants out of the country on Friday, following orders from President Donald Trump, as the Pentagon prepared to send more ...
A Border Patrol Agent arranges equipment that was used to secure migrants after turning them over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War occurred between June and August 1982 when the Ethiopian military, supported by hundreds of SSDF rebels invaded central Somalia and captured several towns. After a SNA force infiltrated the Ogaden , joined with the WSLF and attacked an Ethiopian army unit outside Shilabo , about 150 kilometers northwest of ...