The US military could gain access to the self-declared state of Somaliland’s strategically positioned port and airfield at Berbera, to counter the Islamic extremist rebel group al-Shabab in Somalia.

The United States may be preparing to expand its military presence in the Horn of Africa after Somalia’s federal government ...

The US may be on the verge of extending its military reach in Africa after Somalia offered control over two key ports and two ...

as well as ports in Berbera and Bosaso to the United States. ・The offer aims to strengthen the United States' military presence in the Horn of Africa and counter the threat posed by Islamist ...

The offer could give the United States a firmer military presence in the Horn of ... in this critical corridor," the letter said. Berbera is in the breakaway Somaliland region, meaning the offer ...

In the letter, Somalia offers “exclusive operational control” over the Berbera and Baledogle air ... speaks of “ensuring uninterrupted military and logistical access while preventing ...

In the letter, Somalia offered "exclusive operational control" over the Berbera and Baledogle air bases and the ports of Berbera and Bosaso to "bolster American engagement in the region." ...