The US military killed three al-Shabab extremists in an airstrike near Bush Madina, Somalia this week, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement on Friday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd April, 2020) The US military killed three al-Shabab extremists in an airstrike near Bush Madina, Somalia this week, United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement on Friday.
"The command's initial assessment concluded this airstrike killed three terrorists," AFRICOM said. "We currently assess no civilians were injured or killed as a result of this airstrike."
US forces conducted the airstrike on April 2 in coordination with Somalia's Federal government, the statement added.
Al-Shabab is widely considered to be the most active affiliate of the al-Qaeda terror group (banned in Russia). Al-Shabab has recently expanded its activities to include attacks on US targets in Kenya, according to US officials.
