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Trump OKs Ramped-Up Airstrikes Against Al-Qaeda in Somalia
(Fox News) President Trump is ramping up airstrikes in Somalia against al-Qaeda's third largest affiliate, al-Shabaab, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said: "The President has approved a Department of Defense proposal to provide additional precision fires in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali security forces operations to defeat al-Shabaab in Somalia. The additional support provided by this authority will help deny al-Shabaab safe havens from which it could attack U.S. citizens or U.S. interests in the region."