National Security

Slain U.S. Soldier Was on a Mission to Take Back Somali Territory from Terrorists

SHADOW WAR

This wasn’t some random firefight. The attack that killed a Green Beret occurred as U.S. forces participated in a major push to ‘liberate Somali villages from al-Shabab control.’

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