Pentagon Preparing To Pull All Soldiers From Somalia

Reuters: Trump may withdraw troops from Somalia as part of global pullback

WASHINGTON/NAIROBI (Reuters) - President Donald Trump may withdraw nearly all U.S. troops from Somalia as part of a global pullback that includes reductions of forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said nothing had been finalized and that no orders for Somalia have been received by the U.S. military. But there appeared to be a growing expectation that drawdown orders would be coming soon.

The Pentagon on Tuesday announced that Trump will reduce U.S. forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by Jan. 15, just five days before his term ends, and cut U.S. forces in Iraq by 500 to the same level.

WNU Editor: Reports that the White House will order all US soldiers out of Somalia have been circling for the past few weeks. And as predicted. The US foreign policy establishment are voicing their disapproval .... Trump's Plan to Withdraw From Somalia Couldn't Come at a Worse Time (Foreign Policy)

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