Chief Tango sends us a link to a short Washington Post article which reports that a US service member was killed in Somalia while fighting against al-Qaeda-linked Al Shabab;
The incident, which took place Thursday 40 miles west of the capital Mogadishu in an area called Barii, was a part of an intensified American effort to help Somali forces beat back the extremist group al-Shabab.
“U.S. forces are assisting partner forces to counter al-Shabab in Somalia to degrade the al-Qaeda affiliate’s ability to recruit, train and plot external terror attacks throughout the region and in America,” the U.S. Africa Command said in a statement.
Added: Fox News is reporting that two others were injured and they remind us that this is the first US soldier killed in Somalia since 1993.
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12 responses to “US service member killed in Somalia”
Prayers for the soldier’s buddies and family.
A sad reminder that we have troops in shit holes all over the world that we never hear about. RIP.
This is sad, that this young person is done because we have to send our people to a place like that to stop the creeping rot from coming here.
Rest in Peace.
Another one of Bill Clinton’s OOTWA operations other than war
You mean like that “1 year mission” in Bosnia-Herzegovina? The one that gets re-named every year so we don’t notice it’s still active? The one that was very active prior to Mr. Bill naming it “Joint Endeavor”?
Camp Bondsteel! Where they hire civilian security guards to protect the troops from the the people the troops are there to protect.
Prayers and condolences.
Appears to be a Navy SEAL.
My thoughts & prayers.
May God bless you and your family in this terrible tragedy. Rest in peace warrior.
God bless the family of the lost warrior and be with those injured.
Referring to a previous thread, Somalia would be a good place to start reducing the unsustainable deployment tempo.