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2020-04-13 Africa Horn
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US Military Reports New Airstrikes In Somalia
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[RADIOSHABELLE] New U.S. Arclight airstrike
 ...KABOOM! ...
s targeted and killed 11 members of al-Shabaab
...... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
, an al-Qaeda affiliate in Somalia.
One airstrike against al-Shabaab came as a defensive measure after the terror group’s fighters engaged U.S. and Somali government forces near Kobon, Somalia on Thursday, according to a press statement U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) provided to American Military News.
AFRICOM supported partner forces with an airstrike that killed 10 al-Shabaab terrorists.
Another airstrike on Friday also targeted members of the group near the town of Jilib, and resulted in the death of one more al-Shabaab fighter.
U.S. forces were working alongside partner forces of the Somali National Army Danab and Jubaland Security.
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