The United States (U.S.) military vowed to step up the fight against Al-Shabab barely a day after the giant country lost a soldier in a gun battle with Al-Shabab.
Somali forces and U.S troops in Sanguni village have pulled out of their bases following series of attacks by Al-Shabab.
The superpower country said its military forces will enhance operations to annihilate ISIS and Al-shabab from Somalia.
In a statement by U.S forces, Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the U.S. Africa Command said U.S. Special Forces will continue to partner with Africa Union MissionIn Somalia to degrade the threat posed by Al-Shabab and ISIS in Somalia.
“Our strategy in East Africa is to build partner capacity to ensure that violent extremist organizations, who wish harm in the region, wish harm on the European continent, and ultimately wish to harm the United States,” Waldhauser said in a statement.
Waldhauser said the wounded Americans have been treated and discharged and are currently in Kenya as they await follow-on transportation for additional medical evaluation.
Africom said the desired end state is to have a stable East Africa in which rebel organizations are not able to destabilize Somalia or its neighbors or threaten Americans and its international allies.
“Accordingly, the desired end state includes transitioning security responsibility from AMISOM to the Federal Government of Somalia and Somalia’s the Federal Member States so the central and regional governments ultimately secure their own territory and neutralize the terror threat,” said Africom.
U.S military forces in Lower Jubba region have vacated their base on Sunday morning following a suicide bomb by Al-Shabab.
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