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U.S. airstrike kills 9 al-Shabab militants in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Oct 2, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The U.S. military said on Tuesday
that its special forces conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia, killing
nine al-Shabab terrorists and injured another.
The United States Africa Command (Africom), which oversees American troops
on the African continent, said the strike on Monday was conducted in
coordination with the Somali government at about 40 km northeast of Kismayo.
“We currently assess nine militants were killed in the strike. One other
militant was wounded,” Africom said in a statement.
No civilians were injured or killed in the latest airstrike, the statement
said.
Washington has stepped up operations in the Horn of Africa nation in the
past year, killing several militants.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1633 hrs