U.S. airstrike in Somalia kills 35 suspected al-Shabaab militants

U.S. forces are partnering African Union troops and the Somali National Security Forces in combined counterterrorism operations.

BOILER-PIPE: Somalia on map Related News A United States airstrike in Somalia has killed 35 suspected al-Shabaab militants, the U.S. Africa Command said on Monday. The strike in central Hiran region on Sunday “interrupted an al-Shabaab attempt to mass their forces,’’ the U.S. disclosed in a statement. U.S.

forces are partnering African Union troops and the Somali National Security Forces in combined counterterrorism operations in the troubled East African nation. Al-Shabaab is seeking to establish a fundamentalist Islamist state in Somalia. They regularly launch attacks on government buildings, hotels and restaurants in the volatile Horn of Africa nation. The group is affiliated with the international al-Qaeda terrorist network.

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