represent Ilhan OmarMinnesota Democrats are fighting back against the Democratic president Joe BidenThe government decided to carry out an air strike against Somalia.
This Pentagon Alleged that the target of the attack was suspicious members of the Al-Shabaab East African terrorist organization.
“During my tenure, I have been discussing this issue in depth Congress, Not only paying attention to the legal value of individual strikes, but also to how our militarized anti-terrorism approach to Al-Shabaab fits with our overall strategy and policy towards Somalia,” Omar wrote in a letter to the White House on Friday. In this regard It’s worth noting that there were also reports this week that the families of Somali civilians killed in the Trump administration’s airstrikes were unable to contact the US authorities or receive condolences from Congress repeatedly.”
“In this operation, there were no US troops to accompany the Somali army,” she continued.
Department of Defense spokesperson Cindy King said in a statement: “The U.S. military is performing a remote advisory and assistance mission to support designated Somali partner forces. The U.S. military has the right to strike to support collectively autonomous combat. A partner unit designated by the commander. -Defense.”
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The airstrike on January 19 was the last airstrike against Somalia before that. Donald Trump And his US-centric plan to try to remove officials from other countries.
Omar’s family fled from war-torn Somalia to a refugee camp in Kenya, and then came to the United States as a child, becoming one of the youngest ever elected members of Congress. As a Muslim refugee and part of the left-wing progressive, she often aroused the anger of conservative party members.
Omar Office Referral Weekly newspaper Comment on her previous comments on the matter.
The White House and the Department of Defense did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Biden Department of Defense defended this move.
In a statement, Defense Department spokesperson Cindy King said: “In this operation, no U.S. military was accompanying the Somali army.” “The U.S. military is performing a remote advisory and assistance mission to support designated Somali partner forces. The U.S. military has The right to strike in collective self-defense to support the partner forces designated by the combat commander.”
According to reports, the United States carried out an air strike against Al-Shabaab in Somalia last month. This was the first such air strike under the leadership of Biden.
Intercept reported that “The strike against Somalia took place in the House of Representatives and Senate Take back oversight of the extensive war powers that the White House has accumulated since 9/11. “
Congress has been reviewing what is happening.
Omar is a newcomer to the Democratic Party, one of the first Muslims to serve in Congress, and the first refuge. She has been a target of the far right, claiming that her Muslim origin threatened her commitment to the United States, but she won. There was widespread support for the re-election campaign last year.
