(Foreign Policy) Shane Harris - As recently as last year, U.S. officials claimed that al Shabab was on the run in the face of an American-backed offensive in Africa. More recently, the Obama administration has expanded a secret war against al Shabab in Somalia, ramping up assistance to Somali intelligence agencies. The U.S. also runs training camps for Ugandan peacekeepers who fight al Shabab forces, and at a base in Djibouti houses Predator drones, fighter jets, and nearly 2,000 U.S. troops and military civilians.
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