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US Airstrikes Kill 13 Al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia, US Africa Command Says
US Airstrikes Kill 13 Al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia, US Africa Command Says
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Somalia's Defense Ministry recently announced that the country's National Army is gearing up to mount a major offensive against the terrorist group to confront... 28.08.2023, Sputnik Africa
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US Africa Command said that at the request of the Somalian government, the US armed forces carried out an airstrike against the al-Shabaab* terrorist group, which resulted in the death of 13 militants of the group. The statement added that the strike hit the target 45 kilometers (27.9 miles) northwest of the city of Kismayo. Al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based jihadist militant group linked to al-Qaeda* terrorist group. It wages armed resistance against the Somali government and obstructs UN humanitarian missions in the country.*Al-Qaeda and al-Shabaab are terrorist groups banned in Russia and many other countries
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US Airstrikes Kill 13 Al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia, US Africa Command Says
Somalia's Defense Ministry recently announced that the country's National Army is gearing up to mount a major offensive against the terrorist group to confront its ongoing threat.
US Africa Command said that at the request of the Somalian government, the US armed forces carried out an airstrike against the al-Shabaab* terrorist group,
which resulted in the death of 13 militants of the group.
"The collective self-defense airstrike was conducted in the early morning hours of Aug. 26, in support of Somali National Army forces who were engaged by the terrorist organization. Working with the Somali National Army, US Africa Command’s initial assessment is that the airstrike killed 13 al-Shabaab fighters and that no civilians were injured or killed," the command said in a statement.
The statement added that the strike hit the target 45 kilometers (27.9 miles) northwest of the city of Kismayo.
Al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based jihadist militant group linked to al-Qaeda* terrorist group. It
wages armed resistance against the Somali government and obstructs UN humanitarian missions in the country.
*Al-Qaeda and al-Shabaab are terrorist groups banned in Russia and many other countries
