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The United States is weighing the potential deployment of 10,000 troops to the Middle East, according to media reports. The move, which has not been formally confirmed in the available information, comes as the region remains a focal point for U.S. planning and security assessments.

Trump Mulls Sending Up to 10,000 More U.S. Ground Troops to the Middle East WASHINGTON — Confronting mounting regional tensions, Donald Trump is weighing a plan to send as many as 10,000 additional U.S. ground troops to the Middle East, on top of more than 6,000 personnel already en route, according to officials familiar with the deliberations. The prospective deployment is intended to reinforce the American military…

by Frankline Oduor Thursday March 26, 2026 Kenya Navy officers conducting a joint maritime operation in the Western Indian Ocean, March 18, 2025. Photo KDF As fighting in the Middle East continues to unsettle major sea lanes, the government is weighing a tougher response: using military-supported maritime security to protect Kenyan exports bound for the region. Industry Principal Secretary Juma Mukhwana said in an interview on NTV on Tuesday that the State is considering special escort arrangements for cargo vessels…

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Monday March 16, 2026 ARUSHA, Tanzania — Nine Somali representatives were sworn in Monday to the East African Community Legislative Assembly (EALA), marking Somalia’s first formal participation in the regional parliament since joining the East African Community in 2023. The ceremony at EALA headquarters in Arusha followed the resolution of legal challenges that had temporarily delayed Somalia’s entry into the assembly. The East African Court of Justice cleared the way for the lawmakers to take their seats, ending months of…

U.S. strikes hit Iran’s Kharg Island, hub for 90% of its oil exports, raising risk to global crude flows U.S. forces carried out large-scale precision strikes overnight on Kharg Island, the Gulf outpost that handles almost all of Iran’s crude exports, hitting more than 90 military targets, according to U.S. Central Command and President Donald Trump. Kharg, a 20-square-kilometer island about 30 kilometers off Iran’s mainland and roughly 500 kilometers northwest of the Strait of Hormuz, hosts the country’s largest oil…

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WASHINGTON — The United States is dispatching additional Marines and warships to the Middle East as the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran enters its third week, amid escalating attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz and a renewed surge in global oil prices, according to multiple U.S. media reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Japan-based amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and attached Marines are en route to the region. The New York Times said as many as three ships carrying roughly 2,500 Marines were…

Horn of Africa leaders warn of economic impact from Middle East conflict DJIBOUTI, March 12 — Leaders of Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti warned that the ongoing Middle East conflict could spill into the Horn of Africa’s economies and stability after holding trilateral talks in Djibouti on Wednesday. Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh hosted Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for discussions centered on regional security and the potential economic fallout as global oil…