SAKOW ( HALBEEG NEWS) – US airstrike has killed senior armed group al Shabaab commander in Sakow village in the Middle Juba region on Tuesday.
“The command’s initial assessment concluded this airstrike killed one (1) terrorist,”
The state media reported that the senior figure killed is Abdulkadir Commando.
According to a press statement from AFRICOM, no civilian casualties were caused in the attack that was conducted in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia.
“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab senior leader in the vicinity of Saakow, Somalia, on Aug. 25,”
Pentagon said it will continue collaborating with the Federal Government of Somalia in degrading the armed group al Shabaab.
“Working with our Somali partners, we continue to weaken and degrade the al-Shabaab network,” said U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Bradford Gering, deputy director for operations, U.S. Africa Command. “Our efforts are increasing security and helping to disrupt al-Shabaab’s future plans and ambitions.”
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