US Expands Strategic Foothold On Somalia's Coast As Yemen Conflict Simmers

US Expands Strategic Foothold On Somalia's Coast As Yemen Conflict Simmers Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, A US military delegation visited the local government in Somalia's northeastern Puntland region on Sunday and signed a deal to expand the US military presence in Bosaso, a port city on the Gulf of Aden, according to the Puntland government. Saeed Abdullahi Deni, the president of Puntland State, held talks with a delegation led by Maj. Gen. Claude Tudor, the commander of US Special Operations Command Africa. Maj. Gen. Tudor and President Deni. Source: Puntland government image "Puntland and the United States also signed a new agreement to expand their cooperation. Under the agreement, the United States will...

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