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US Bombs Somalia for Second Time This Week Airstrikes in Somalia on Tuesday marked the first of Biden s presidency
After a long pause, the US drone war in Somalia appears to be back on. For the second time this week, the US launched an airstrike on Friday in Somalia against al-Shabaab.
Pentagon spokesperson Cindi King said the strike targeted fighters near Qeycad, Galmudug, Somalia. She said US forces were “conducting a remote advise and assist mission in support of designated Somali partner forces” and added that no US troops were on the ground for the operation.
US launches second air strike in a week against Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia
World 3 min read
24 July, 2021
The US has launched its second airstrike in one week targeting militants from the Al-Shabaab extremist group in Somalia. US forces used a drone to carry out the air strike [Getty File Image]
The US military conducted an air strike in Somalia on Friday against Al Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab extremists, the second in four days after a six-month hiatus, the Pentagon said.
The US military command for Africa (AFRICOM), conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab in the vicinity of Qeycad in Galmudug province 300 miles (500 kilometers) north of the capital Mogadishu, Pentagon spokeswoman Cindi King told AFP.
L armée américaine frappe en Somalie
Le Pentagone a visé, vendredi, des shebabs affiliés à Al-Qaïda en Somalie. Après une interruption de six mois, c’est la deuxième frappe en quatre jours.
Un AF-15 américain le 28 mai 2021. (Image d’illustration). (photo: Getty Images via AFP)
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L’armée américaine a mené, vendredi, une frappe aérienne en Somalie contre des jihadistes shebabs affiliés à Al-Qaïda, la deuxième en quatre jours après une interruption de six mois, a-t-on appris auprès du Pentagone. Le commandement militaire pour l’Afrique (Africom) «a mené aujourd’hui une frappe aérienne dans les environs de Qeycad», dans la province de Galmudug, à 500 km au nord-est de Mogadiscio, a indiqué une porte-parole du Pentagone, Cindi King. Il n’y avait aucun militaire américain au sol, aux côtés de l’armée somalienne, a souligné la porte-parole, précisant qu’il s’agissait d’une frappe de drone.
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar questions rationale behind July 20 airstrike in Somalia Saturday, 24 July 2021 6:22 AM
[ Last Update: Saturday, 24 July 2021 6:47 AM ] US Representative Ilhan Omar participates in a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington. (File photo by Reuters)
Somali-American congresswoman Ilhan Omar has sent a letter to US President Joe Biden challenging his administration’s rationale for its first airstrike in Somalia earlier this week, which the Pentagon claimed was targeted against suspected al-Shabab militants.
The strike, carried out by a drone on Tuesday, was the first in Somalia since Biden took office in January and came despite stated plans by the White House to limit such operations, while the administration reviews the policy on drone strikes and commando raids in places that are not considered active war zones.