The al-Qaeda-linked fighters were killed in six air strikes carried out over the weekend, according to the US army.
The US military has said it killed 62 al-Shabab fighters in six air raids on Saturday and Sunday in the vicinity of Gandarsh in Somalia's south-central Banaadir province.
The military's Africa Command (Africom) said on Monday that four attacks were carried out on Saturday, killing 34 fighters, and two more on Sunday, which killed 28.
"Africa Command and our Somali partners conducted these air strikes to prevent terrorists from using remote areas as a safe haven to plot, direct, inspire and recruit for future attacks," Africom said in a statement.
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More News On This Weekend's U.S. Airstrikes In Somalia
Al-Shabab in Somalia: Air strikes kill 62 militants, US says -- BBC
US conducts 6 airstrikes against Somalia extremists, 62 dead -- AP
U.S. says air strikes killed 62 militants in Somalia -- Reuters
US airstrikes in Somalia kill 62 militants, US military says -- CNN
AFRICOM hits Shabaab near Somali capital -- Long War Journal
U.S. kills 62 al-Shabaab militants with massive air assault in Somalia -- Washington Times
Dozens dead in US airstrikes on Somali extremists -- The Hill
U.S. airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabab terrorists in Somalia. -- UPI
More than 60 Somali militants killed in air strikes, says US military -- The Independent
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