The U.S. Africa Command says the airstrike was carried out on Wednesday near an extremist camp near Shebeeley in the central Hiran region north of the capital, Mogadishu leaving 24 militants dead.
The U.S. carried out nearly 50 such airstrikes last year in Somalia against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab.
The extremist group claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a hotel complex in Kenya’s capital earlier this month. It often targets high-profile areas of Mogadishu with suicide bombings.
The U.S. statement says the airstrikes are meant to support Somali forces as they increase pressure on al-Shabab and its recruiting efforts in the region, especially in southern and central Somalia.
The U.S. carried out nearly 50 such airstrikes last year in Somalia against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab.
The extremist group claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a hotel complex in Kenya’s capital earlier this month. It often targets high-profile areas of Mogadishu with suicide bombings.
The U.S. statement says the airstrikes are meant to support Somali forces as they increase pressure on al-Shabab and its recruiting efforts in the region, especially in southern and central Somalia.
In january Al-shabaab attacked a hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya leaving over 20 people dead.
TRhe terrorists said they killed the foreigners to inflic pain in the united states of America after Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel.
Anonymous says
ANOTHER EXCUSE TO SLAUGHTER AFRICANS!
Anonymous says
Its not true USA propaganda that speaks American lies.How many alshabaabs in Somali(Juba)? Yankees go home.Your services is no longer required anywhere on globe.
Anonymous says
Initially, many Sub-Saharan Africans rejected the placing of the US AFRICOM on the African soil! That changed with Obama’s presidency and bribes given to bribes hungry, low IQ leaders Sub-Saharan African elites!
The major accomplishments Barack Obama’s presidency were realized on the Sub-Saharan soil
(a) the sodomy of Gaddafi of Libya to death with a dagger turning Libya in slave market for the Sub-Saharan African youths escaping their countries due to artificially created underemployment and lack of survival opportunities
(b) the take over of the African Union, allowing US and Europe to use the AU representatives as rubber-stamps for their African policies
(c) the installation the US African Command
(d) extracting of South Sudan from the North Sudan and then starting a bloody civil war in South Sudan in order to get rid of South Sudanese population from the Nile basin. This was done in order to control the resources of the River Nile and its rich water basins!! African Union is now US and European controlled!!
Remember, South Sudanese are currently in being killed and thousands and thousands are lingering in REFUGEES CAMPS! AFRICAN RULING ELITES AND THEIR BRIBE TAKING ARE THE PROBLEMS!