Al-Shabab has grown stronger since the withdrawal, the U.S. has assessed.
President Biden with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley . Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images
Since then, al-Shabab has made significant territorial gains against Somalia's federal government and "increased the tempo of its attacks, including against U.S. personnel," a senior administration official told reporters. The official stressed that the deployment will involve repositioning U.S. forces from neighboring countries, meaning the scope of the mission and overall military resources dedicated to East Africa "will not significantly change.""Al-Shabab has taken advantage of Somali instability and fractious politics to become al-Qaeda's largest and wealthiest global affiliate. It exerts influence essentially throughout the country of Somalia," the official said.
Criticizing Trump's withdrawal decision for creating "unnecessary and elevated risks" to U.S. personnel moving in and out of Somalia, the official contended that the redeployment is "a step that rationalizes what was essentially an irrational argument."The mission in Somalia, as in many other countries where the U.S.
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