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US airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabab kills 7 extremists
Source: Associated Press
US airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabab kills 7 extremists
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG — Nov 21, 2018, 8:05 AM ET
The U.S. military says it has carried out an airstrike in central Somalia targeting al-Shabab that killed seven extremists.
The U.S. Africa Command statement says Tuesday's airstrike occurred in Quy Cad in the Mudug region. The strike was carried out a day after two other U.S. airstrikes killed 37 extremists with the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab.
Like the previous statement, this one says it believes no civilians were killed or injured.
The U.S. has carried out 33 airstrikes this year against al-Shabab, the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa. The military says the airstrikes are aimed at reducing al-Shabab's ability to plan attacks, disrupting its leadership networks and limiting its freedom of movement in the Horn of Africa nation.
Al-Shabab often targets the capital, Mogadishu, and other cities with deadly bombings.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG — Nov 21, 2018, 8:05 AM ET
The U.S. military says it has carried out an airstrike in central Somalia targeting al-Shabab that killed seven extremists.
The U.S. Africa Command statement says Tuesday's airstrike occurred in Quy Cad in the Mudug region. The strike was carried out a day after two other U.S. airstrikes killed 37 extremists with the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab.
Like the previous statement, this one says it believes no civilians were killed or injured.
The U.S. has carried out 33 airstrikes this year against al-Shabab, the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa. The military says the airstrikes are aimed at reducing al-Shabab's ability to plan attacks, disrupting its leadership networks and limiting its freedom of movement in the Horn of Africa nation.
Al-Shabab often targets the capital, Mogadishu, and other cities with deadly bombings.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-airstrike-somalia-al-shabab-kills-extremists-59338261