{"id":31331,"date":"2022-05-16T16:49:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T16:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/05\/16\/us-troops-heading-back-into-somalia-reversing-trump-order\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:51:08","slug":"us-troops-heading-back-into-somalia-reversing-trump-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/sofic\/2022\/05\/16\/us-troops-heading-back-into-somalia-reversing-trump-order\/","title":{"rendered":"US troops heading back into Somalia, reversing Trump order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several hundred U.S. servicemembers will be again stationed inside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/03\/15\/us-troops-commuting-to-somalia-is-inefficient-and-risky-top-africa-general-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Somalia <\/a>to help combat growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/26\/us-airstrikes-in-somalia-continue-at-rapid-pace-even-after-force-relocation\/\" target=\"_blank\">al-Shabab <\/a>terrorist forces there, administration officials confirmed Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move reverses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/17\/us-military-says-troop-withdrawal-from-somalia-is-complete\/\" target=\"_blank\">an order by President Donald Trump<\/a> 18 months ago to remove all U.S. military forces from the country over the objections of Pentagon officials. Before then, about 700 American troops had been stationed in the country, helping to train local forces in their fight against terrorist groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials said that President Joe Biden made the move to \u201cre-establish a persistent U.S. military presence in Somalia\u201d in response to concerns about the growing strength of al-Shabab in the region, along with other threats affiliated with al Qaeda and the Islamic State.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/03\/15\/us-troops-commuting-to-somalia-is-inefficient-and-risky-top-africa-general-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6462989.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US troops \u2018commuting\u2019 to Somalia is inefficient and risky, top Africa general says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The defense secretary is weighing whether to send troops back to Somalia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission will include both training friendly Somali forces to combat the terrorist groups and assist on operations \u201cto try and dislodge Shabab from what is a significant amount of territory that it purports to govern and hold.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin requested the move as a way to build on U.S. military airstrikes in the region \u201cto increase the safety and effectiveness of our special operators,\u201d a senior administration official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even after the Trump order, U.S. forces continued deploying to Somalia for short rotations to train and facilitate counter-terrorism operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But military leaders have categorized those restrictions as problematic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In testimony before the Senate in March, Army Gen. 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They also did not specify which units will be sent, but said the personnel would come \u201cfrom U.S. forces that are already generally stationed in that region of Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senior administration official also emphasized that the move \u201cwill not change the scope of the mission that our special operators have conducted in Somalia \u2026 and also will not significantly change the Defense Department\u2019s overall posture and resource dedication in East Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/03\/10\/new-security-training-and-oversight-after-2020-manda-bay-attack\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6082556.jpg_5bf0c5.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New security training and oversight after 2020 Manda Bay attack<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">All troops deploying to U.S Africa Command will receive the new training.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Shabab fighters have killed at least 12 Americans in East Africa in recent years, including three defense contractors during an attack on a military site in Kenya in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials said the group has also focused efforts in recent years to plan attacks outside of Africa against western targets, underscoring the need to counter the group\u2019s ambitions as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes a day after Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who served as Somalia\u2019s president between 2012 and 2017, was announced on Sunday as the winner of the country\u2019s most recent presidential election. 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