Al-Shabaab Research Paper

The United States has taken extensive action to destroy Al-Shabaab. In the past, the US has conducted airstrikes and drone attacks in. In addition, weapons have been sent to soldiers of the African Union and during the Ethiopian invasion, the US shipped millions of dollars in weapons to Ethiopian forces. However, the US has not directly used military force in Somalia since the “black hawk down” incident resulted in the deaths of 18 US soldiers in 1993. In recent years, the US has been involved very little in Somalia in order avoid becoming a target of Al-Shabaab attacks and to ensure that US intervention does not directly cause an increase in terrorist recruitment (Tase, pg.