The United States African Command on Wednesday said it conducted an airstrike on Al-Shabbaab hideouts in Somalia killing two in an attempt to rid the area of terrorist elements. According to CNN, the early morning strike occurred approximately 50 kilometers west of Mogadishu, the Somalian capital.
The report quoted a statement issued by the US Africa Command as saying that the strike killed two terrorists and destroyed "one vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, preventing it from being used against the people in Mogadishu." It added that no civilian was killed in the strike.
The report further disclosed that "there have been over 30 strikes in Somalia since President Donald Trump took office. A Christmas Eve air strike against Al-Shabaab killed 13 terrorists, US Africa Command said. In December, a State Department official told CNN the US is cutting some military aid to Somalia due to allegations of misuse, a move that comes even though the US has become more involved in Somalia, fighting Al-Shabaab and ISIS with airstrikes and having some 500 US troops in the country to advise local forces."
