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5 Al-Shabab Members Killed in Single U.S. Airstrike in Somalia

March 11, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
A March 10 U.S. airstrike killed five al-Shabab targets in Somalia without harming any civilians, U.S. Africa Command reported later the same day. The attack—the fifth U.S. strike in Somalia this month—brings the number of al-Shabab militants killed by American airstrikes in March into the ...

US Airstrikes Kill 6 Al-Shabab Militants in Somalia

March 9, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and Brian W. Everstine
The United States killed six al-Shabab militants and wounded two others in a series of airstrikes carried out in the first week of March, U.S. Africa Command reported. Three of the strikes—two on March 2 and a third on March 5—targeted al-Shabab militants near Qunyo ...

U.S. Airstrike Targets Al-Shabab Compound in Somalia

Feb. 18, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
A Feb. 17 U.S. airstrike took out an al-Shabab compound near Jilib, Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said the same day. The command didn't report whether any members of the terror organization were injured or killed in the attack. This was the fifth American airstrike that ...

US Airstrike Kills Al-Shabaab Member in Somalia

Dec. 10, 2019 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
A Dec. 9 US airstrike near Saakow, Somalia, that was coordinated with the Somalian government killed a member of the al-Shabaab terror group without harming any civilians, according to US Africa Command assessments.
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