The importance of Somalia

[Tetrachloride]

1. Across the sea from Yemen, a human rights disaster
2. Across the sea from Saudi Arabia
3. Across the sea from Iran
4. the entrance to the lower Red Sea going up to the Suez Canal is somewhat near. Yemen, Eritrea and Djibouti
5. the newly elected President of Somalia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea

Red Sea and Somalia wikipedia links

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia

[Igirl]

1. I don't get it. It's disappointing that we send our troops

Again into harms way. And to a country that frankly poses little to no threat to America. I’ve worked extensively in that region. Ethiopia is a disaster…Yemen is a disaster. Neither of which will ever be fixed by our military or anyone else’s. Our military is already in the region…announced or not offshore of Yemen. The SAS are on the border area of Oman. Both countries are isolated non threats. They literally send out small 20 ft boats to board vessels, and this is no longer effective and been neutralized.

They are not across from Iran. They have zero impact on Saudi.

This is not what I want to see at all. Help me understand but I want our troops at home.

[Tetrachloride]

2. I am in the region. The new President of Somalia is a faco

… is a factor but what that factor is, I don’t know.

[Budi]

3. Something's brewing or Biden wouldn't be making this move.

I believe it might have to do with Ergogen making a deal on Somali oil fields.
I had read , before Putin invaded Ukraine, about Russia & Erdogan moving on global Oil field aquistions & Erdogan was dealing on Somalia.

Wish I could remember where I read it !
That's the gistt of the story, & I donnnn't recall what Putin wanted, just that hee was somewhere in the mix.
I do recall the part about Erdogan wanting an exclusive deal on Somalia's rich oilfields.

Doubt it would be a peaceful deal cinsidering all the players in that region, & eachh seems equipped with their own terrorist organization.

Just throwing this out there.

[Tetrachloride]

4. ty for this information. completely new to me