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🧵Today I will delve into the attempts of the #UK to colonize parts of southern #Somalia through the creation of permanent military bases
I will also cover British political dealings with “reformed” terrorists for this purpose
I will also cover British political dealings with “reformed” terrorists for this purpose
The UK began its presence in the resource rich south #Somalia when they arrived in World War II & began to illegally dismant the Mogadishu-Villabruzzi railway.
It had 7 stations & stretched to the Ethiopian border. The railway was for shipping agricultural produce to Mogadishu
It had 7 stations & stretched to the Ethiopian border. The railway was for shipping agricultural produce to Mogadishu
With that being the only meaningful British impact in southern #Somalia i will move forward to present times.
In 2019, the UK established a military base in Baidoa officially named “The Baidoa Security Training Centre (BSTC)”
In 2019, the UK established a military base in Baidoa officially named “The Baidoa Security Training Centre (BSTC)”
