much of the vegetation cleared off from the perimeter, guard towers added every quarter mile on the Northeast boundary (--more frequent on the Northwest), a towed artillery element deployed, as well as additional structures erected throughout the secured sections of the airfield. It also appears that an unknown donor (probably the US) is in the process of adding a parallel taxi-way to the main aircraft apron further enhancing the capacity of the airfield. See also Somali Civil War (Ethiopian intervention * 2009–present phase) Drone strikes in Somalia External links References Somalia Politics of Somalia Somalia–United States relations Somalia