* Prior to Trump's withdrawal in December 2020, the U.S. forces had been there to help in the fight against the al-Qaeda-linked al Shabab
* The insurgent group has sought to topple the government and establish its own Sharia rule in Somalia
* In addition, Biden signed off on a Pentagon request to go on the offensive and target about a dozen suspected al Shabab leaders
* An official declined to say how many troops would move into the country but said that it would be under 500
President Biden signed off on a plan to redeploy several hundred troops to Somalia, reversing an order from President Trump that withdrew the 750 troops that had been stationed there to fight terrorism.
Prior to Trump's withdrawal in December 2020, which thereafter allowed U.S. troops into the country only on a short rotational basis, the U.S. forces had been there to help in the fight against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab, an insurgent group that has sought to topple the government and establish its own Sharia rule in Somalia.
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WNU Editor: This deployment is in response to the latest Al Shabab attacks .... At Least 30 Burundian AU Soldiers Killed in Al-Shabab Attack, Official Says (VOA).
President Biden Approves The Deployment Of Hundreds Of Special Forces Troops To Somalia
Biden Approves Plan to Redeploy Several Hundred Ground Forces Into Somalia -- New York Times
Biden Approves Redeployment of Under 500 Ground Troops to Somalia -- Reuters
Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy US troops to Somalia -- AP
Biden reestablishes US troop presence inside Somalia -- France 24
Somalia: President Biden reverses Trump's withdrawal of US troops -- BBC
Biden approves plan to redeploy US troops to Somalia -- DW
Biden approves deployment of hundreds of US troops to Somalia -- Al Jazeera
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