A Nov. 19 US Africa Command airstrike in Somalia killed a member of the al-Shabaab terror group with “direct ties to the al-Qaeda terror organization” without harming any civilians, US Africa Command announced. It was the second US airstrike in Somalia targeting an al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab ...
American forces killed a terrorist affiliated with the al-Shabaab group in a Nov. 12 airstrike, US Africa Command announced. The strike was part of an ongoing partnership with the Somali government to “maintain pressure on al-Shabaab’s network and levels of leadership while countering violent extremist ...