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2023-06-22 Africa Horn

Somalia President sacks army chief General Odowaa

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Posted by trailing wife 2023-06-22 01:32|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 One wonders what the US role is in all this:
--Somali President, Austin Discuss Future, Partnership During Pentagon Meeting. June 21, 2023 |DOD News |
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to the Pentagon today praising the Somali leader for real progress at a very dangerous time. Austin said the two men are meeting at a key moment in Mohamud's presidency as the African Union begins a drawdown in the country and Somali forces are stepping up.

Posted by Slavising Unineting5672 2023-06-22 07:04|| 2023-06-22 07:04|| Front Page Top

#2 The farce of Somalia being an actual functioning country with an actual, functioning military is such a fitting example of the Biden Administration's incompetence. It is a parasitical miasma of graft and extortion entirely sustained by the US Taxpayer with no realistic value to US national security or interests!

"Overall, U.S. security assistance to Somalia and peacekeeping operations in the country amounts to approximately $3 billion over the last decade, making Somalia among the most significant recipients of security aid in sub-Saharan Africa.Mar 20, 2023"

"In 2016 The Economist reported that the SNA did not exist as a cohesive force due to high rates of desertions and many soldiers being primarily loyal to clan leaders rather than the government.[145]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Armed_Forces

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-06-22 11:56|| 2023-06-22 11:56|| Front Page Top

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