US Airstrike Kills 52 Al-Shabaab Militants In Somalia - Africa Command

US Airstrike Kills 52 Al-Shabaab Militants in Somalia - Africa Command

A US airstrike has killed 52 fighters of al-Shabaab militant group near the southern Somalian town of Jilib, the US Africa Command said Saturday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th January, 2019) A US airstrike has killed 52 fighters of al-Shabaab militant group near the southern Somalian town of Jilib, the US Africa Command said Saturday.

"We currently assess this airstrike killed fifty-two (52) militants. At this time we assess no civilians were injured or killed," the US military said in a statement.

The strike was conducted in response to an attack by the Islamist group against the Somalian army.

Al-Shabaab has been operating from safe havens in the country's south and center, carrying out terror attacks, stealing relief aid, and extorting civilians for money and shelter.