Three al-Shabaab terrorists killed in airstrike in Somalia
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mogadishu (Best Hindu News): Three Al-Shabaab militants were killed in southern Somalia in an airstrike carried out by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in support of the Somalian government. The US Army gave this information. Africom said on Friday that Thursday’s collective self-defense strike at the request of the Somali government took place in the Wayanta region, about 60 kilometers southwest of the southern port city of Kismayo.
The military operation is just one part of the Federal Government of Somalia’s efforts to comprehensively address security challenges, Africom said in the statement.
Africom said its preliminary assessment was that no civilians were injured or killed, Xinhua news agency reported.
The latest airstrikes came amid an intensified offensive against al-Shabaab since Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud declared war on the militants last year.
The airstrikes have largely targeted al-Shabaab’s flagships, which are based in southern and central Somalia, where the group still holds a strong hold in some areas.
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