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After Dec. 31, America Stops Paying for Somalia's 12,000-Troop Shield
Washington will stop paying for the 12,000-strong AUSSOM force after Dec. 31. Kampala met in late July, but accounts split on whether it found money, a transition, or only more time.
What we knew first
- The United States will stop funding AUSSOM after December 31, 2026.
- Troop contributors held an extraordinary summit in Kampala on July 29 to 30, 2026.
- UN logistical support was already cut by 25 percent, with the rest ending in December.
Still open then
- No confirmed replacement funding, political agreement, or contingency plan is established in the sources.
We said we'd watch for
- Whether donors produce bridge funding and whether Somali forces can absorb security tasks on schedule.
