US military marching into Puntland as Red Sea tensions escalate
The deal could give AFRICOM greater flexibility as Trump’s forces logged 78 airstrikes in Somalia so far in 2026, analysts said.
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The Americans are expanding their presence in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland. The Somali federal government in Mogadishu briefly announced this. The commander of US special forces for Africa signed a security agreement with the president of Puntland, which allows him to do so. At the same time, Puntland is attacking Somali federal forces and occupying their bases.
The US armed forces have signed an agreement with the president of Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in northern Somalia, to expand a US military base there. This is reported by the Somali Guardian, based on a statement from the government of Puntland. It is noteworthy that the Americans are concluding a separate agreement with a Somali state, thereby bypassing the federal government in the capital, Mogadishu.
US military marching into Puntland as Red Sea tensions escalate
In early August, the top U.S. special operations commander for Africa signed a security agreement with the president of Puntland — a semi-autonomous region in northeastern Somalia — to expand the American military installation there.The deal surfaced through a short statement from the Puntland government.“Under the agreement, the United States will expand its military base in Bosaso to improve operations against terrorism and to help protect mar…
A security cooperation agreement signed in early August should allow the United States to extend a military facility to the territory of the autonomous state. If Washington invokes security issues, the Somali federal state may see its unity further weakened.
The U.S. Special Operations Command for Africa signed an agreement with Puntland to expand its base in Bosao, without consulting the Somali government. The measure, linked to the escalation in the Red Sea, reinforces the U.S. military presence in the Horn of Africa and aggravates political divisions in Somalia. *** The U.S. will expand its military base in Bosao, Puntland, according to an agreement signed in early August without the approval of …
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