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the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...as well as the threat posed by the IS in Somalia despite the killing of its soldiers on Friday.
Thomas Waldhauser, Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, said its special forces will continue to partner with African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to degrade terrorist threat posed by the myrmidon groups in the Horn of Africa nation.
"Our strategy in East Africa is to build partner capacity to ensure that violent myrmidon organizations, who wish harm in the region, wish harm on the European continent, and ultimately wish to harm the United States," Waldhauser said in a statement.
The statement came after the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) said its soldier was killed and four others injured during a joint operation on Friday afternoon, about 350 km southwest of Mogadishu.
Africom said about 800 U.S., Kenyan and Somali forces came under mortar and small-arms fire during a multi-day security operation.
Waldhauser said the maimed Americans have been treated and discharged and are currently in Kenya as they await follow-on transportation for additional medical evaluation.