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- Somalia's authorities has suspended and detained members of nan Danab subject portion for allegedly stealing rations donated by nan U.S.
- The Danab unit, important successful U.S.-supported efforts against al Shabaab, received complete $100 cardinal for subject guidelines construction.
- The U.S. seeks to found safeguards pinch Danab to forestall early incidents.
Somalia's authorities said it had suspended and detained respective members of an elite, U.S.-trained commando portion for stealing rations donated by nan United States, adding that it was taking complete work for provisioning nan force.
The Danab portion has been a cardinal pillar of U.S.-backed efforts to combat nan al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab. The United States agreed successful February to walk much than $100 cardinal to build up to 5 subject bases for Danab.
Somalia's defense ministry said successful a connection precocious connected Thursday that it had notified world partners of nan theft and would stock nan result of its investigation.
US WILL BUILD UP TO 5 SOMALI ARMY BASES IN BID TO COMBAT AL QAEDA-LINKED EXTREMISTS
A U.S. charismatic said successful a connection to Reuters that Washington takes earnestly each accusations of corruption.
Security forces patrol adjacent nan Hayat Hotel aft an onslaught by Al-Shabaab fighters successful Mogadishu connected Aug. 20, 2022. Somalia's authorities said it had suspended and detained respective members of an elite, U.S.-trained commando portion for stealing rations donated by nan United States, adding that it was taking complete work for provisioning nan force. (HASSAN ALI ELMI/AFP via Getty Images)
"We look guardant to engaging pinch nan Danab connected creating nan basal safeguards and accountability measures to forestall early incidents that could impact early assistance," nan charismatic said, without straight addressing whether immoderate U.S. support had already been suspended.
The United States agreed successful 2017 to thief train and equip nan 3,000-strong Danab to enactment arsenic a speedy guidance onslaught unit against al Shabaab. The group has been waging an insurgency against nan cardinal authorities since 2006.
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Danab has been heavy progressive successful a military offensive by nan Somali subject and allied clan militias since 2022 that initially succeeded successful wresting swathes of territory from al Shabaab successful cardinal Somalia.
However, nan run has mislaid momentum, pinch nan government-allied forces struggling to clasp agrarian areas and al Shabaab continuing to shape large-scale attacks, including successful nan superior Mogadishu.
Washington suspended immoderate defence assistance to Somalia successful 2017 aft nan subject was incapable to relationship for nutrient and fuel.
The United States besides conducts predominant drone strikes targeting al Shabaab militants.
