Sources: US steps up aid to Somalia to foil rebels

The United States has decided to bolster efforts to support Somalia's embattled government, including a new plan to provide money for weapons and helping the military in neighboring Djibouti train Somali forces.

The decision comes in the wake of an administration review of U.S. policy toward Somalia which found an urgent need to supply the Somali government with ammunition and weapons as it struggles to confront increasingly powerful Islamic militants in the Horn of Africa.

Officials said the U.S. would not conduct the training and that the U.S. military would not be in Somalia. The U.S. would provide logistical support for the training, and provide arms to …