No Script

Please Wait...

Ramadan Kareem...

US Airstrikes Kill 62 Somali People

US Airstrikes Kill 62 Somali People
folder_openMore from Africa access_time5 years ago
starAdd to favorites

Local Editor

In fresh airstrikes targeting Somalia, the US killed dozens of purported militants in the country as it steps up its military presence in the African continent.

US African Command [AFRICOM] claimed on Monday it reportedly killed 62 militants in six air strikes on Saturday and Sunday in the vicinity of Gandarsh in Somalia’s south-central Banaadir Province.

Four strikes were carried out on Saturday, killing 34 militants, and two more on Sunday, which killed 28, the report added.

AFRICOM claimed it carries out periodic airstrikes in the Horn of Africa country to support the UN-backed government there, which has been making efforts over the years to uproot the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab terrorist group actively present there.

“Africa Command and our Somali partners conducted these air strikes to prevent terrorists from using remote areas as a safe haven to plot, direct, inspire and recruit for future attacks," it added.

AFRICOM claimed the air strikes, which were among the deadliest in 2018, did not kill or injure any civilians in the area.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

Comments