США нанесли авиаудар по позициям террористов в Сомали regnum.ru - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from regnum.ru Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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WASHINGTON, July 20 (Xinhua) The Pentagon said on Tuesday that U.S. forces had conducted an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab, a terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda. In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command forces conducted one airstrike against al-Shabaab in the vicinity of Galkayo, Somalia, July 20, 2021, Pentagon spokeswoman Cynthia King said in a statement. There were no U.S. forces accompanying Somali forces during this operation, she added. U.S. forces were conducting a remote advise and assist mission in support of designated Somali partner forces.
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Pentagon Bombs Somalia for First Time Under Biden The last time AFRICOM bombed Somalia was on January 19
The US military bombed Somalia on Tuesday, marking the first official US airstrike in the country of the Biden administration. The Pentagon said the strike targeted al-Shabaab and confirmed the bombing with several media outlets.
“The Department of Defense can confirm that in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command forces conducted one airstrike against al-Shabaab in the vicinity of Galkayo, Somalia, today,” Pentagon spokeswoman Cynthia King said, according to
King said that the Pentagon’s “initial assessment” found that no civilians were killed in the strike. The US almost always claims no civilians are killed by its operations in Somalia, but whenever journalists or human rights organizations make it to the scene of a US airstrike in the country, they tell a much different story.
United States Strikes at Al-Shabaab Terrorists in Somalia sofrep.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sofrep.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.