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The U.S. has carried out several drone strikes in the Horn of Africa nation since President Donald Trump approved expanded military operations against terrorist groups in the region early this year.
The increased emphasis on kinetic operations is meant to target and root out terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab, affiliated with al-Qa’ida, before they have the opportunity to expand their reach into the west.
It is also believed that ISIS continues to establish its next base of operations in parts of the continent, most notably Somalia where last week U.S. airstrikes directly targeted a group of ISIS fighters.
