US airstrike kills 60 Al Shabab militants in Somalia
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Mogadishu: The US military on Tuesday said its special forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Harardhere town in Mudug region of central Somalia on October 12, killing 60 Al Shabab militants.
- The US Africa Command (Africom) which oversees American troops on the African continent said this airstrike was the largest airstrike against the militants since November 21, 2017.
- When American forces killed about 100 terrorists in an airstrike against the insurgents' camp, Xinhua reported.
- "We at present survey this airstrike killed around 60 fear based oppressors.
- We are likewise right now evaluating this airstrike harmed or killed no regular citizens," Africom said in a proclamation.
- "Close by our Somali and global accomplices, we are focused on keeping al-Shabab from exploiting places of refuge from which they can construct limit and assault individuals of Somalia," the assertion said.
- "In particular, the group uses portions of southern and central Somalia to plot and direct terror attacks, steal humanitarian aid, extort the local populace to fund its operations, and shelter radical terrorists" it said.