Sunday, November 12, 2017

US Drone Strike Kills Dozens Of Al-Shabaab Militants In Somalia

The African Union Mission in Somalia's Ugandan Contingent Commander, Brigadier General Kayanja Muhanga, visits the site of a VBIED attack conducted by the militant group al Shabaab in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. October 15, 2017. (Photo: Tobin Jones/ AMISOM)

FOX News: US drone strike in Somalia kills 'several' al-Shabaab militants, military says

A drone strike in Somalia carried out by the United States military Friday has killed “several" al-Shabaab militants.

The U.S. Africa Command said in a statement that the strike occurred in Lower Shabelle region, some 20 miles north of the country’s capital, Mogadishu.

This is the 23rd airstrike the U.S. military said it has carried out this year against the Al Qaeda-linked militant group and the far smaller Islamic State group in Somalia.

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More News On Today's US Drone Strike In Somalia

US and Somali Strikes on Shabab Said to Kill Nearly 100 Militants -- New York Times
US drone strike on Shabab militants in Somalia kills 'several' -- Los Angeles Times
US drone strike in Somalia kills ‘several’ al-Shabab militants -- Al Arabiya/AP
UN report says Daesh thriving in Somalia -- Arab News/AP/AFP
Somalia says 81 militants killed in airstrikes in southern region -- Xinhuanet

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