US Launches Its 53rd Airstrike of the Year in Somalia

US Africa Command said in a press release on Monday that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia on April 9, marking at least the 53rd US bombing in the country this year. AFRICOM said the strike targeted al-Shabaab about 80 miles northwest of the southern port city of Kismayo in Lower Juba, Somalia’s southernmost […]

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Author: Dave DeCamp