Africom Airstrike Kill 10 Al-Shabaab Terrorists In Somalia
Date
7/11/2023 9:32:47 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, July 9 (KUNA) - US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday it conducted three collective self-defense airstrikes overnight in a remote area near Afmadow against al-Shabaab "terrorists."
AFRICOM said in a statement that its "initial assessment is that the US airstrike killed 10 al-Shabaab terrorists and that no civilians were injured or killed."
The statement added that the airstrike was "in support of Somali National army forces who were engaged by the terrorist organization.
"US Africa Command will continue to assess the results of this operation and will provide additional information as appropriate," it affirmed. (end)
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