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US forces pack up in Somalia for elsewhere in east Africa December 21, 2020 Oregon national Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Guardian discuss patrol operations in Somalia on Dec. 3, 2019. (Tech. Sgt. Nick Kibbey/Air Force) U.S. troops who are pulling out of Somalia aren’t leaving the continent, or even the region, the general who leads U.S. Africa Command said in a statement this weekend. Some number of troops are moving to other bases in east Africa, which could include Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti or Manda Bay in Kenya, though AFRICOM boss Army Gen. Stephen Townsend did not elabo...