Once there were tales of success here based on the notion that Trump had defeated ISIS
Inside ISIS' new capital as terrorists carry out beheadings and take sex slaves
The terrorists captured a strategic port town in Mozambique earlier this year – telling locals it would be their new stronghold – and have killed thousands in the African country
This is May 2020:
" A bipartisan group of lawmakers is maneuvering to prevent the Trump administration from reducing the U.S. military footprint in Africa, an issue that has sparked political blowback on Capitol Hill against Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
Democratic Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Republican Rep. Richard Hudson, and Democratic Rep. Jason Crow are expected to introduce legislation in the House this week that would prevent the administration from cutting U.S. forces deployed under U.S. Africa Command (Africom) unless the Pentagon issues detailed reports to Congress on the moves’ impacts. An advanced draft of the legislation was obtained by Foreign Policy.
The legislation reflects growing congressional backlash against the potential reduction in U.S. troops on the continent at a time when terrorist groups are gaining ground in East Africa and the Sahel region of West Africa."
and this from July 2020
"“U.S. Africa Command has been told to plan to move. While it will likely take several months to develop options, consider locations, and come to a decision, the command has started the process,” AFRICOM’s Gen. Stephen Townsend said in the statement.
The potential move for AFRICOM was included in the Pentagon’s plan to withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from Germany, which Defense Secretary Mark Esper gave details of on Wednesday. President Donald Trump has been pushing since 2018 for the U.S. to reduce its troop presence in Germany, saying that Berlin wasn’t spending enough on defense."
