The US military has eliminated al-Shabaab* militants in Somalia in "a collective self-defense airstrike," Africa Command (AFRICOM) said.
"The airstrike occurred about 150 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu, Somalia. AFRICOM's initial assessment is that enemy combatants were killed and that no civilians were injured or killed," the statement said.
AFRICOM and the Somali government continue to take action to degrade al-Shabaab's ability to plan and conduct terrorist attacks, the statement added.
*a terrorist organization banned in Russia and many other states