US declares parts of Somalia a war zone to wipe out militants
US military command in Africa will now have flexibility to launch attacks against Al Shabaab militants in Somalia following. On March 29, by President Donald Trump issued a directive that declares parts of the country a war-zone. PHOTO|AFP
The US President Donald Trump has issued a directive that declares parts of Somalia a war-zone, giving the US military command in Africa greater leeway to launch strikes.
President Trump’s decision, which was signed on March 29, according to The New York Times, will now allow US military commanders under the United States Africa Command, greater flexibility to carry out offensive airstrikes and raids by ground troops against terrorists.
