The removal of American troops could complicate any ability to keep election rallies and voting safe from al-Shabab bombers. Many of the American troops will be “repositioned” to nearby Kenya, a Defense Department official said Friday. Defense Department officials familiar with internal deliberations said the Somalia pullout would not apply to American forces stationed in nearby Kenya and Djibouti, where US drones that carry out airstrikes in Somalia are based. Most US troops in Somalia are Special Operations forces stationed at a small number of bases across the country. Their missions include training and advising Somali Army and counterterrorism troops and conducting kill-or-capture raids targeting al-Shabab militants.

Source: bd News24 December 05, 2020 16:30 UTC