The United States announced it has reopened its embassy in Somalia nearly three decades after the country collapsed into civil war and the US military airlifted the ambassador to safety. Wednesday’s statement said the opening reflects recent progress in the Horn of Africa nation that still faces frequent attacks by al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab extremists. Al-Shabaab on Monday attempted to storm the Belidogle military airstrip in southern Somalia that hosts Somali and ...