...KABOOM!...
against al-Shabaab
...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them...
bully boyz who were attacking Somali National Army forces near Buulobarde, in the Hiiraan region …
…sometimes spelt Buloburde
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The defensive strikes allowed the Somali National Army and African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission in Somalia forces to regain the initiative and continue the operation to disrupt al-Shabaab in the Hiraan region of central Somalia. This operation is the largest combined Somali and ATMIS offensive operation in five years.
The Somalia National Army was the first to report the airstrike on Monday while thanking the US for "being a true and strategic partner in the fight against terrorists". The offensive comes amid heightened operations in areas believed to be strongholds of the Al-Shabaab militants.
"This operation is the largest combined Somali and ATMIS offensive operation in five years," the command noted in the statement. "US Africa Command takes measures to prevent civilian casualties. The effort contrasts with indiscriminate Al-Shabaab attacks targeting civilians."
Further, the US maintains that Al-Shabaab militants are dangerous and could continue to destabilize the country. For Somalia to effectively deal with the menace, the US noted, it will continue to support operations against the militants who control huge swathes of rural central and southern Somalia.
