Trump orders US to pull troops from Somalia
by Julian Borger in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5B8EF)
Nearly all of 700 troops will leave over next few months follow president's latest order with short notice
The US will pull out nearly all its estimated 700 troops in Somalia over the next few months, the latest in a series of short-notice withdrawals ordered by Donald Trump in his last few weeks in power.
A Pentagon statement on Friday said that some of the troops would be repositioned in neighbouring countries while others - it did not say how many - would leave the region altogether.
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