MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – At least six al-Shabaab fighters were killed in a US airstrike in a vicinity which lies 248km northeast of Somali capital, Mogadishu.
In a statement, US Africom said US conducted the self-defense airstrike against al-Shabaab in an area near Adale town following a request by the Federal Government of Somalia.
The statement said Somalia and U.S. Africa Command took great measures to prevent civilian casualties.
“Protecting civilians remains a vital part of the command’s operations to promote greater security for all Africans,” the statement reads in a statement.
The mission said Al-Shabaab is the largest and most deadly al-Qaeda network in the world and has proven both its will and capability to attack Somali, East African, and American civilians.
“U.S. kinetic actions against al-Shabaab in Somalia are conducted in support of the Federal Government of Somalia’s ongoing campaign to disrupt terrorist operations in their country,” the command said. “Somalia remains key to the stability and security in all of East Africa. U.S. Africa Command’s forces will continue training, advising, and equipping partner forces to give them the tools that they need to defeat al-Shabaab.”
U.S. Africa Command pledged that will continue to assess the results of these operations and will provide additional information as appropriate.
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