The U.S. defense force says in a position to deal with al-Shabaab over the Djibouti risk
NAIROBI, Kenya - The United States has promised to take the threats posed by Al-Shabaab seriously, adding that the security of its troops and allied forces in East Africa remains its top priority in line with its security arrangements.
The US Africa Command and the French troops based in Djibouti have been threatened by Al-Shabaab militants who issued a stern warning through its leader Ahmed Omar alias Abu Ubaydah over the weekend.
A spokesman, Colonel Christopher Karns, told VOA Somali that the US Africa Command is…