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https://sofrep.com/news/us-strikes-at-al-shabaab-terrorists-in-somalia/
The United States has conducted its first airstrike against the al-Shabaab terrorist group since Joe Biden became president.
Cynthia King, a spokesperson for the Defense Department said that the airstrike was conducted to support U.S. partner Somali National Army troops who were under attack from al-Shabaab, near Galkayo, Somalia.
No U.S. forces accompanied the Somalis during the operation, but were remotely advising and assisting them from an unidentified location outside of Somalia, King added.
King did not give a number of casualties suffered as a result of the airstrike nor provided additional information on the operation.
“The battle damage assessment is still pending, but the command’s initial assessment is that no civilians were injured or killed as a result of this strike. There were no U.S. forces accompanying Somali forces during this operation,” she added….
The United States has conducted its first airstrike against the al-Shabaab terrorist group since Joe Biden became president.
Cynthia King, a spokesperson for the Defense Department said that the airstrike was conducted to support U.S. partner Somali National Army troops who were under attack from al-Shabaab, near Galkayo, Somalia.
No U.S. forces accompanied the Somalis during the operation, but were remotely advising and assisting them from an unidentified location outside of Somalia, King added.
King did not give a number of casualties suffered as a result of the airstrike nor provided additional information on the operation.
“The battle damage assessment is still pending, but the command’s initial assessment is that no civilians were injured or killed as a result of this strike. There were no U.S. forces accompanying Somali forces during this operation,” she added….