Somalia Offers U.S. Control of Ports, Airbases to Counter Islamist Militants
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud wrote a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump last week offering the United States exclusive control of some of the nation’s airbases and ports, which would greatly improve America’s military presence in the region. The implicit bargain was that the U.S. would use these bases to protect Somalia against incursions…
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