US conducts air strikes on Shabaab militants in Somalia
It was the third US strike on Shabaab Islamist militants since President Donald Trump authorised the Pentagon in March to take counter-terrorism actions -whether airstrikes or ground raids — when it deems them necessary to support the Somali government. FILE PHOTO | FEISAL OMAR
The US military conducted an airstrike against a group of Shabaab militants in Somalia early Wednesday, officials said, the third such action in a month.
The military's Africa Command said the strike occurred at about 1:30 am local time some 480 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu.
