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an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia...The U.S. military in a statement said it struck an al-Qaeda fortress south of the country’s capital.
The president of Somalia confirmed the
"The U.S. conducted this operation in coordination with its regional partners as a direct response to al-Shabaab actions, including recent attacks on Somali forces," the Pentagon said in a statement, as reported by ABC News.
The strike on al Qaeda’s Somalia affiliate is the first to occur under the Trump administration’s new authorities, ABC News said.
Somali president Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed confirmed the
He said such attacks would disrupt the group’s ability to conduct new attacks within Somalia.