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US shifts Reaper drones from Africa to Latin America

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 19, 2026

US to pull additional combat troops from Nigeria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 30, 2026

US plans to create ‘drone academy’ in Morocco amid strategy shift

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 14, 2026

US withdraws combat troops from Nigeria after counterterrorism mission

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 3, 2026

US carries out days of airstrikes in Somalia after a month’s pause

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 22, 2026

US deploys troops to Kenya to support Ebola isolation facility

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 13, 2026

US, Nigerian troops kill ISIS second in command

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 16, 2026

Army identifies second soldier who went missing in Morocco

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 13, 2026

One of two US soldiers missing in Morocco recovered

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 10, 2026

Search for missing soldiers in Morocco enters second week

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 9, 2026

Two US soldiers missing during exercises in Morocco

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 3, 2026

US troops deploy to Nigeria to train its military

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 16, 2026

US starts $70 million upgrade to Kenyan airfield used in Somalia operations

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 1, 2026

US targets ISIS in Somalia with multiple airstrikes over four days

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Dec 28, 2025

US targets ISIS with multiple strikes in Nigeria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 26, 2025

US forces bomb al-Shabab in Somalia over eight days

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 17, 2025