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US military says troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete January 17 U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command, addresses personnel from the Puntland Security Force on Feb. 13, 2020, in Bosasso, Somalia. (USAFRICOM) NAIROBI, Kenya The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Some experts have warned that the withdrawal of an estimated 700 U.S. military personnel comes at the worst possible time for Somalia, as the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group improves its bomb-making skills and continues to attack military and civilian targets even in the capital, Mogadishu. The withdrawal comes less than a month before Somalia is set to hold a national election.