0 ▁miles ▁north west ▁of ▁M og ad ish u , ▁half way ▁to ▁Ba ido a . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Soviet ▁built ▁air port ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Air ▁Force . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁used ▁by ▁multi - n ational ▁forces ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁which ▁oper ates ▁d ron es ▁against ▁Al - Sh aba ab ▁milit ants . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁at ▁the ▁air base ▁was ▁expanded ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 ▁units ▁of ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁American ▁troops ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 8 ▁was ▁through ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ' s ▁Log ist ical ▁Civil ▁Aug ment ation ▁Program ▁and ▁ 6 0 0 ▁b eds ▁were ▁constructed ▁under ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁State ' s ▁Africa ▁Peace keep ing ▁Program . ▁The ▁bu il dup ▁coinc ides ▁with ▁an ▁es cal ation ▁by ▁U . S . ▁forces ▁in ▁their ▁fight ▁against ▁al ▁Q a ida - link ed ▁al - Sh aba ab . ▁ ▁Al - Sh aba ab ▁milit ants ▁attacked ▁the ▁base ▁with ▁car ▁bomb s ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁B aled ogle ▁Air field ▁ ▁Category : A ir ports ▁in ▁Som alia ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁install ations ▁of ▁Som alia <0x0A> </s> ▁¡ P es ad illa aa ... ! ▁is ▁a ▁