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US Military Kills Three Al-Shabaab Terrorists in Airstrike in Somalia, US Africa Command Reports
US Military Kills Three Al-Shabaab Terrorists in Airstrike in Somalia, US Africa Command Reports
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – On March 2, the United States conducted a "collective self-defense airstrike" again the US-designated terrorist group al-Shabaab* in... 13.03.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The US military killed three extremists from the al-Shabaab terrorist group during an airstrike in Somalia, US Africa Command said on Tuesday.The airstrike was conducted as a collective self-defense at the request of the federal government of Somalia and occurred on March 10 approximately 70 kilometers southwest of the nation’s capital, Mogadishu, according to the statement.The Somalia-based radical Islamist group al-Shabaab, which has close ties to the international terrorist organization al-Qaeda*, has been waging an armed insurgency against the central government of Somalia since the mid-2000s.* Terrorist organizations banned in Russia and many other countries.
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US Military Kills Three Al-Shabaab Terrorists in Airstrike in Somalia, US Africa Command Reports
12:00 13.03.2024 (Updated: 09:18 30.03.2024) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – On March 2, the United States conducted a "collective self-defense airstrike" again the US-designated terrorist group al-Shabaab* in Somalia, according to US Africa Command.
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US military killed three extremists from the al-Shabaab terrorist group during an airstrike in Somalia, US Africa Command said on Tuesday.
“The initial post-strike assessment indicates that the US airstrike killed three al-Shabaab terrorists and that no civilians were harmed,” the statement said.
The airstrike was conducted as a collective self-defense at the request of the federal government of
Somalia and occurred on March 10 approximately 70 kilometers southwest of the nation’s capital, Mogadishu, according to the statement.
The Somalia-based radical Islamist group al-Shabaab, which has close ties to the international terrorist organization al-Qaeda*, has been waging an armed insurgency against the central government of Somalia since the mid-2000s.
* Terrorist organizations banned in Russia and many other countries.
