U.S. Troops Withdraw from Belidogle Military Airfield as Security Situation Evolves in Southwest Somalia

by: Horn Observer Contributor | 28 October 2026 09:25
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    U.S. Troops Withdraw from Belidogle Military Airfield as Security Situation Evolves in Southwest Somalia

    Mogadishu,Somalia- U.S. forces stationed at the Belidogle airfield left the base several days ago,according to two sources familiar with the situation.

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Mogadishu,Somalia- U.S. forces stationed at the Belidogle airfield left the base several days ago,according to two sources familiar with the situation.
Mogadishu,Somalia- U.S. forces stationed at the Belidogle airfield left the base several days ago,according to two sources familiar with the situation.

The United States had maintained presence at the airfield since 2012,the sources said.

The airfield is now under the control of Uganda People's Defense Forces ( UPDF) and Somali National Army (SNA) forces, one of the the sources added.
 

African Union peacekeeping forces seized the airfield from Al Shabab militants about 14 years ago.
 

U.S. forces used the base to train Somalia's elite Danab commando forces at the airfield and as an intelligence hub, according to sources within the Somali military.
 


Approximately, 60 active-duty U.S service members were operating in Somalia, according to a report by U.S. Congressional Research Service.
 
Al Shabab captured Belidogle airfield in 2009 and used it as a military training facility.

Horn Observer learned that the United States hired logistics companies to take their equipment to Berbera. 

Sources familiar with the situation told Horn Observer that the U.S forces burned military vehicles as they left the base,a move many described as an emergency withdrawal.

Türkiye has expressed interest in taking over the base,according to sources familiar with the situation.





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