US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of most American troops from Somalia, the defence department said in a statement on Friday, a move that is part of a global pullback of US forces before Trump leaves office next month.
The Pentagon has not said how many US personnel will stay in Somalia to train and advise local forces.
But critics say the withdrawal could not come at a worse time, with fighting in neighbouring Ethiopia and upcoming elections in Somalia.
Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports.
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The world keeps complaining about the USA meddling in other countries’ affairs, now that the USA is pulling back, there’s also complaints? The question you should all be asking is, where are the UN forces? This is exactly what the UN was created for. Or is it just a lot of funding wasted and pocketed by these bureacrats all these decades?
SOMALIA NEEDS THESE TROOPS IN FIGHT AGAINST ALSHABAB
The American People do not want are troops to be used as Worlds police force any longer these little wars in shitholes never end let UN and EU do the job If US attacked we want the nation behind attack blowned off of face of the earth
We don’t need American soldiers because they’re creating and investing the terrorist groups to instabilize Somalia and steal it’s resources.
Get the f out
I wonder if these so call critics actually live in Somalia and interact with the locals.
Good move for the USA government. It is time for the failed state of Somalia to protect its citizens. No more temporary breathing for the failed government of Somalia. Show the world that you are capable to take government responsibility otherwise accept to be a failed government as President Trump said.
According to the fact on the ground. Alshabab terrorists are in the Somali army as well as in the Somali parliament. The USA can’t help militarily this kind of situation. President Trump is one hundred percent correct to withdraw the American troops from the failed state of Somalia.
Well donr president Trump,, Get your troops out of eastern Europe as well, Let Europe stand on its own two feet for once,, only the UK pays its fair share, the rest are just dead wood !!
Now US terrorism will less and hopefully, the world will be peaceful.
If they’re being replaced by contractors/mercenaries, is it really a withdrawal?
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I’m Glad
Al Qaeda and China in the same sentence ?
He should order all US troops out of Syria and Iraq and Afghanistan.
He’s working on the Afghan troops with Pakistan.
Out of US the occupied land
No you comment-section idiots. If Trump had begun this at the BEGINNING of his term, with planning to smooth the consequences during his term, then it would be meaningful.
All he is doing is creating a facile talking point he can use later “I reduced troop numbers during my term”, KNOWING he is also giving the military industrial complex a perfect reason to EXPLODE troop numbers mere months later when the unplanned withdrawal ignites chaos and death.
He had FOUR. F*****G. YEARS. You seriously think doing nothing but expand military action and budget and drone strikes during that period and then yanking out troops only during the lame duck period after he loses the election has anything to do with concern for the troops or the victims of US wars? He is a F*****G narcissistic sociopath whose only motivation is his own self aggrandisement and punishing anyone he feels has disrespected or mocked him which is at this point the entire world.
Trump is STUPID
I wish Trump would go to Somalia !
We thank God we don’t need USA army because they saport alshaab every single day they BOMing civilian byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
All foreign mercenaries and so called peace keepers need to withdraw from Somalia. They have completely failed miserably in there objectives instead they have filled up there empty pockets with US Dollars money ment for the citizens. They have killed innocent families destroyed crops and livestock.
Somalia can solve its internal problems if they are given the opportunities to actually sit down at the negotiations table It wouldn’t take that long.
I had no idea America was there too wtf??!
Good now leave Afghanistan too, we don’t need you here.
If he dont take all troops what is the point? Just to sore a victory on the internal front ? Saying look i kept my promises? Show off…
We don’t need us troops anymore. Just we have Turkey please never come back into Somalia
Bad for my pipo my Allah will help us
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Some people are asking why American troops are in Somalia? The answer is because they are guarding a regime they installed in Somalia against people’s will.
The regime in Somalia has never say a word about the daily drone strike carried by these troops. The air strike carried by US killed more civilian than terrorists.
According to HRW there’re dozens innocent people killed by drone strikes
Trump’s policy for pulling the troops out of Somalia but not halting the evil drones is ill-assorted and hypocrite.
Maybe if the US REALLY trained and equipped the Somali military they could handle Al Shabab themselves.
The question is; why all kinds of troops in Somalia 🇸🇴 not bring a peace ✌️ and they spent many years and huge amount of money 💵 including thirty thousands amisom troops?????
good for trump. cant believe they say trump is bad. Notice how obama bush and clinton all wan eveyone to take vaccines. Those were 3devils trying to convince ppl. somethings gotta be up, bush clinton and obama are a bucnh of liars and have pizza parties too frequently.
We don’t need them, just go back. There is no Alshabab in the big cities but still bomb attack, i wonder who is making the bombs for them?
Just get out
Trump did not like to raise the wars so elite classes don’t want him in the White House
what wars?
Lame duck move… why now, with only weeks left in this bizarre, dysfunctional administration?
I am ready to put the military-industrial complex on a diet, and reduce our foreign entanglements. The U.S. national debt is over $27 _trillion,_ and climbing. This debt will be an endless burden on future generations.
This is the LAST dance!
He is not moving any soldiers out. They are moving to Djibouti. Feel bad for these soldiers that are being used by politicians and weapon manufacturers.
My biggest question is who made USA the world police they stick their noses every where trying to bring democracy to people who never even asked for their help. Somalia should build it’s country on its own people are tired of guns and bombs and losing lives for no reason it’s been thirty years for God’s sake
Thank you Trump Somalia soomali ba leh 💯🇸🇴💯🤛
If turky militery was in somalia alshabaab would be freed from somalia
It’s great to bring most of the troops home and enjoy it for the time being but we all know that this won’t last long cause there’s always something stirring up in every country or village. Especially these companies that profit from it. May God bless our nation and our military service men/women 🇺🇸
Just make sure y’all bring everything back . Remember ISIS
they sent ISIS to Africa
This policy of destabilizing a country then militarising in order to get UN fund should be stopped. Western world is hypocritical. We are aware it’s the US which is funding Al SHABAAB. We know your policy of ‘Divide and Rule
There’s communism in America now that needs policing. Yankees go home. Useless and corrupt AU troops next. xTurkeyxQatarx 🇦🇱🇸🇴🇹🇷🇧🇭
Trump is still in control?
Trump is winding up every thing he did not initiate. Does not care what happens after leaving office. And what happens after le leaves.
Thank you Mr. Trump
They cannot withdrawal its troops from these war torn country
follow the china model to rebuild.
Thank you, President Trump! We don’t need to keep feeding the MIC. Another conflict, where the army we support can’t or won’t achieve their military objectives, American lives lost, & we’re suppose to stay there in perpetuity, while the tax dollars could be spent improving our infrastructure in disrepair.
I think trump is digging holes for the next gov.
Ethiopian troops incomingg
Not successful may be
Real terroirsts master mind is Israel 🇮🇱 and terroirsts USA 🇺🇸 is puppet of Israel and UN is puppet of USA 🇺🇸 ….
Terroirsts in black suits killed million
All american, uae, saudi occupation forces must be pulled out of somalia, You’ll be surprised how al-qaeda and isis threats will be eliminated after these countries withdrawal. Somalia needs countries like Turkey who delivers humanitarian aids, not enemy occupation forces like america, saudi arabia and united arab emirates.
Somalia will become great again thank you mr US PRESEDENT.
I’m scared that Amisom will leave also and if they do al-shabaab is gonna take over the country. So first definitely defeat al-shabaab then you can leave but what Donald Trump did was dumb and I hope that the upcoming president Joe Biden would roll back.
Whatever you say about Trump, this is a welcome news. He needs to get them out of Syria now.
Aljazeera is reporting this great news as though President Trump did something unbelievably terrible. Aljezeera is fake news.
US neocons go home.
Us troops They do nothing
But only problems they’re the only ones who supporting terror groups
And if they are leaving Somalia
That I’ll be end of the problems
Why is he acting like he’s still president in 4 weeks? Bro you lost.. stop making changes
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I hate Aljazeera too but you think Houthis should just sit and get killed because….?
More like training terrorist who do u think funds alshabab they do
they want instability in Somalia so they can keep looting the Country
U.S. troops should absolutely leave Somalia, but people don’t want to admit Trump got one right, thus the backlash.
Leave Somali and never come back
I am proud to be somali and I support Donald Trump 100%.let somalia government figure out how to deal with al shabaab.
Get out of our country, who needs that bulshit infidels, I swear to god they Don’t how to fight.
How many empires are run away from somalia 🇸🇴. Italian . British. French .Portugal and now America RUN RUN away 😂😂😂
Trump, the President of Peace!
Trump won! Biden lost and is not the President
They really haven’t done anything for us except hitting missile with civilian. Because we believe they are funding the terrorist groups
Bravo Trump 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Trump lost election so he comes against the world tried to attack Ethiopians didn’t work now he thinks he is hurting Somalia lool
Bring the soldiers home and return the illegal or ones who are destroying America…….
Na can’t do that it’s way too simple.
kenya should also withdraw it’s troops.
This is a great move by trump, Somalia have a stable administration so it should be able to deal with its internal issues by itself as well as with the help of neighboring countries Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia after they finish the law and order campaigns in the northern region. United States have no place in African countries internal issues.
USA must get out of somalia for good
Glad to hear it just lift our arms embargo and let Turkey do the rest
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They are actually moving next door to Kenya (most of them) ,I feel like this is an important detail to include!
They will go to the country that will make more refugee for the west
They were mafia , they have killed many people leave .
America has ruined Somalia , so badly, the only good trump has ever done good job.
All foreign out off Somalia.
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Let’s be realistic, the troops are leaving the CIA won’t.
Nice bye they don’t go war with al shabaab even one day what are they doing in somali nothing so thanks leave us alone
Thats good move American troops should withdraw any corner of this world They re becaming Trouble makers Nowadays!
Because no oil in Somalia, always US invasion is on some agenda for their benefit
The United States should ignore those that call for any kind of intervention in the Horn of Africa. No matter who is calling for the intervention.
Wtf were the troops doing there in the first place
Oh sorry 🇺🇸 can do what they want
We want our brothers Turkish or Russian America enough is enough
Thank you Mr Trump
U.S. should leave Somalia and many other countries in Africa. I support Trump on this and I’m sure the arm industry does not.
What do they do there at first place? . US Troops should not be there at all. Of course they must to be out. If USA. Want to fight Al shabab they can do it from office …cut their accounts. Put sanctions on all firms who work with them. A maximum pressure campaign. If they can target individuals in china Russia vensuela Iran. Korea etc. they can do it With sanctions for sure they can do it for terrorism as well…hey hey.
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US troops are pedo
America the biggest t e r r o r I s t
Great News
Let the government talks why people commenting something thy can’t do nothing thanks America and Somalia let’s work great again