US has positioned special ops near Ethiopia for potential US embassy assistance
By Jennifer Hansler, Katie Bo Lillis, Jim Sciutto, Barbara Starr and Natasha Bertrand, CNN
Updated 10:36 PM ET, Mon November 22, 2021
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(CNN)The US military has positioned US special operations forces in Djibouti to be ready to provide assistance to the US Embassy in Ethiopia if the situation worsens, according to one military official and two sources familiar with the movements.
The activation of some Army rangers from the 1/75 Battalion suggests that the United States is growing increasingly concerned about the deteriorating security situation as armed groups allied against the Ethiopian government have advanced south toward the capital of Addis Ababa.
In what a defense official with direct knowledge of the matters described as "prudent planning," three warships in the Middle East have also been put on standby to provide support for evacuations if that becomes necessary, although State Department officials have warned that there are no plans to carry out a large-scale military-led evacuation in Ethiopia.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/22/politics/us-embassy-ethiopia-special-ops/index.html
