who is more antichicom than Somalilandhttps://www.politico.com/newsletters/na ... rity-daily
AFRICOM SCOUTS SOMALILAND’S POTENTIAL OPERATION SITES: The self-declared independent republic of Somaliland got some love today from U.S. Africa Command with the visit of its commander, U.S. Army Gen. STEPHEN TOWNSEND, per our own PHELIM KINE.
Townsend and LARRY E. ANDRE JR., U.S. ambassador to Somalia, scouted the Berbera port and airport facilities in Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa “to assess potential operating locations to be able to prepare for contingencies, exercise readiness or adjust force posture as needed,” per an AFRICOM statement. That visit is a follow-up to an August 2021 AFRICOM survey mission to Berbera port.
The trip shows the administration takes seriously Somaliland’s openness to host a U.S. military foothold in the strategic Horn of Africa to counter China’s growing strategic footprint in the region. And that a pair of visits to Washington, D.C., over the past six months by senior Somaliland officials are paying off in terms of U.S. government interest in the territory.
this ain't the same as U.S. paying Eric Prince n South African mercenaries to train Osman Mahamud militia PSF against Wasakhgali terrorists in west Bosaso. U.S. directly engaging Somaliland. military to miltiary. bilateral relationship
https://horntribune.com/2022/05/12/soma ... operation/
author of Somaliland Partnership Act of 2021. Senator Risch said "I am glad to see [General Townsend & meet with Somaliland's Pres. [Muse Bihi] and senior leadership today. My Somaliland Partnership Act calls for the U.S. to identify ways to build a stronger relationship with #Somaliland."
wanna see Somaliland military build up capacity. get military drones. we're already within artilery range of garowe. when the ex italian colony gets a competent government we wanna be in a strong position to discuss final status referendum that lets the ex italian colony save face after somaliland dumped somalia in '91