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    CIA officer killed in combat in Somalia

    CIA officer killed in combat in Somalia

    Based on what the article says I suspect the guy was in the Special Activities Division.

    A CIA officer was killed in Somalia last weekend, according to a former senior administration official with knowledge of the matter. The officer was wounded in an operation in the country and later died, the source said.

    The identity of the officer has not been made public but the source said the officer was a former Navy SEAL.


    The death comes as the Trump administration is making plans to withdraw more than 600 troops from Somalia in the near future.


    US Special Operations forces have been embedded with the Somali National Army, assisting in the fight against the militant group Al-Shabaab. As well as advising on airstrikes and ground assaults, the Navy SEAL-led team's primary task is to train and build Somalia its own elite light infantry force.



    The CIA declined to comment. The New York Times first reported the death of the officer.


    As is tradition, the officer's death will lead to another star being placed on the CIA's Memorial Wall in the atrium of CIA headquarters. The wall pays tribute to the men and woman who lost their lives in the line of duty for the spy agency. The CIA tweeted in September that the wall featured 135 stars.
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