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From 2010 to 2013, the CIA set up the Somalia [[National Intelligence and Security Agency]] (NISA) by providing training, funding, and diplomatic access. In the same time period, the EU and UN have spent millions of dollars on the military training of the Somali National Army (SNA). NISA is considered a professional Somali security force that can be relied upon to neutralize the terrorist threat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=27468&tirsan=3|title=Somalia's NISA and CIA: An Effective Partnership Against AlQaeda|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116115916/http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=27468&tirsan=3|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> This force responded to the complex al-Shabaab attack on the Banadir Regional Courthouse in Mogadishu that killed 25 civilians. NISA's response, however, saved hundreds of people and resulted in the death of all the al-Shabaab guerrillas involved.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/201304160177.html Somalia: Over 25 Dead and 40 Injured in Mogadishu Courthouse Siege] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910214352/http://allafrica.com/stories/201304160177.html |date=September 10, 2013 }}. allAfrica.com (April 15, 2013). Retrieved on 2014-05-24.</ref>
From 2010 to 2013, the CIA set up the Somalia [[National Intelligence and Security Agency]] (NISA) by providing training, funding, and diplomatic access. In the same time period, the EU and UN have spent millions of dollars on the military training of the Somali National Army (SNA). NISA is considered a professional Somali security force that can be relied upon to neutralize the terrorist threat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=27468&tirsan=3|title=Somalia's NISA and CIA: An Effective Partnership Against AlQaeda|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116115916/http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=27468&tirsan=3|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> This force responded to the complex al-Shabaab attack on the Banadir Regional Courthouse in Mogadishu that killed 25 civilians. NISA's response, however, saved hundreds of people and resulted in the death of all the al-Shabaab guerrillas involved.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/201304160177.html Somalia: Over 25 Dead and 40 Injured in Mogadishu Courthouse Siege] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910214352/http://allafrica.com/stories/201304160177.html |date=September 10, 2013 }}. allAfrica.com (April 15, 2013). Retrieved on 2014-05-24.</ref>


Significant events during this time frame included the targeted drone strikes against British al-Qaida operative [[Bilal el-Berjawi]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/22/british-al-qaida-suspect-drone-somalia|title=British 'al-Qaida member' killed in US drone attack in Somalia|first=Ian|last=Cobain|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 22, 2012|access-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224104954/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/22/british-al-qaida-suspect-drone-somalia|archive-date=December 24, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and Moroccan al-Qaida operative Abu Ibrahim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/02/moroccan_jihadist.php|title=Moroccan jihadist killed in Somalia airstrike|date=February 24, 2012|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902001143/http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/02/moroccan_jihadist.php|archive-date=September 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> It also included the rescue of U.S. citizen Jessica Buchanan by U.S. Navy SEALs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-forces-rescue-kidnapped-aid-workers-jessica-buchanan-and-poul-hagen-thisted-in-somalia/2012/01/25/gIQA7WopPQ_story.html|title=Navy SEALs rescue kidnapped aid workers Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted in Somalia|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113030943/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-01-25/world/35441348_1_jessica-buchanan-somalia-report-captors|archive-date=November 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> All likely aided by intelligence collection efforts in Somalia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/01/26/US-Somalia-raid-is-shape-of-war-to-come/UPI-27601327601657/|title=U.S. Somalia raid is shape of war to come|work=UPI|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116093729/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/01/26/US-Somalia-raid-is-shape-of-war-to-come/UPI-27601327601657/|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
Significant events during this time frame included the targeted drone strikes against British al-Qaida operative [[Bilal el-Berjawi]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/22/british-al-qaida-suspect-drone-somalia|title=British 'al-Qaida member' killed in US drone attack in Somalia|first=Ian|last=Cobain|newspaper=The Guardian|date=January 22, 2012|access-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224104954/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/22/british-al-qaida-suspect-drone-somalia|archive-date=December 24, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and Moroccan al-Qaida operative Abu Ibrahim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/02/moroccan_jihadist.php|title=Moroccan jihadist killed in Somalia airstrike|date=February 24, 2012|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902001143/http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/02/moroccan_jihadist.php|archive-date=September 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> It also included the rescue of U.S. citizen Jessica Buchanan by U.S. Navy SEALs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-forces-rescue-kidnapped-aid-workers-jessica-buchanan-and-poul-hagen-thisted-in-somalia/2012/01/25/gIQA7WopPQ_story.html|title=Navy SEALs rescue kidnapped aid workers Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted in Somalia|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113030943/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-01-25/world/35441348_1_jessica-buchanan-somalia-report-captors|archive-date=November 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> All likely aided by intelligence collection efforts in Somalia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/01/26/US-Somalia-raid-is-shape-of-war-to-come/UPI-27601327601657/|title=U.S. Somalia raid is shape of war to come|work=UPI|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116093729/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2012/01/26/US-Somalia-raid-is-shape-of-war-to-come/UPI-27601327601657/|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>


In November 2020, Michael Goodboe, a senior CIA paramilitary officer, was killed in a terrorist attack in [[Mogadishu]], Somalia. Goodboe was a member of [[SEAL Team 6]] prior to serving with the Special Activities Center. He is the most recent star added to the memorial wall at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. At the time of the attack, the U.S. had around 700 troops in Somalia, assisting local forces to defeat [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]], the burgeoning al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group with an estimated 9,000 fighters throughout the region. The terrorist organization has vowed to overthrow the Somali government, which is supported by some 20,000 troops from the African Union.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/us/politics/cia-officer-somalia-death.html|title = C.I.A. Officer is Killed in Somalia|newspaper = The New York Times|date = November 25, 2020|last1 = Barnes|first1 = Julian E.|last2 = Schmitt|first2 = Eric|last3 = Goldman|first3 = Adam}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sofrep.com/news/senior-cia-officer-killed-during-combat-in-somalia/|title=Senior CIA Officer Killed During Combat in Somalia|date=November 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://theintercept.com/2020/11/26/somalia-cia-michael-goodboe/ |title = CIA Contractor Dies in Secret U.S. War in Somalia|date = November 26, 2020}}</ref>
In November 2020, Michael Goodboe, a senior CIA paramilitary officer, was killed in a terrorist attack in [[Mogadishu]], Somalia. Goodboe was a member of [[SEAL Team 6]] prior to serving with the Special Activities Center. He is the most recent star added to the memorial wall at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. At the time of the attack, the U.S. had around 700 troops in Somalia, assisting local forces to defeat [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]], the burgeoning al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group with an estimated 9,000 fighters throughout the region. The terrorist organization has vowed to overthrow the Somali government, which is supported by some 20,000 troops from the African Union.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/us/politics/cia-officer-somalia-death.html|title = C.I.A. Officer is Killed in Somalia|newspaper = The New York Times|date = November 25, 2020|last1 = Barnes|first1 = Julian E.|last2 = Schmitt|first2 = Eric|last3 = Goldman|first3 = Adam}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sofrep.com/news/senior-cia-officer-killed-during-combat-in-somalia/|title=Senior CIA Officer Killed During Combat in Somalia|date=November 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://theintercept.com/2020/11/26/somalia-cia-michael-goodboe/ |title = CIA Contractor Dies in Secret U.S. War in Somalia|date = November 26, 2020}}</ref>
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