Another Blow To Al Shabaab As US Airstrike Kills 24
The war against Al Shabaab intensifies after a US airstrike degraded the terror group by killing at least 24 millitants. In an official statement, US Africa Command says that no civilians were killed or injured in the attack.
The airstrike happened in a terrorist encampment in the vicinity of Shebeeley, Hiram Region on 30th January.
Al-Shabaab Degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia - https://t.co/0IEbvQNpWU pic.twitter.com/QMDljZVBBi— US AFRICOM (@USAfricaCommand) January 31, 2019
This is the second major US offensive on the Somalia based terror group after their attack on 14 Riverside hotel and office complex on 15th January in Nairobi. Two other airstrikes were carried out on 23rd January while a major one that killed 52 militants happened on 19th January.
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