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US confirms withdrawal of troops from Somalia by early 2021

5 December 2020 Online editor In the news

The Pentagon has announced that by early 2021 it will withdraw about 700 troops from Somalia, where the US has been involved for an extended period in fighting a low-intensity battle against the local al Qaeda affiliate, al-Shabaab.

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