US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 Al-Shabab extremistsJOHANNESBURG: The US military on Saturday said it had carried out its deadliest airstrike in Somalia in months, killing 52 Al-Shabab extremists after a “large group” mounted an attack on Somali forces. The US Africa Command said the airstrike occurred near Jilib in Middle Juba region. The US statement did not say whether any Somali forces were killed or wounded by the Al-Qaeda-linked extremists. Al-Shabab via its Shahada news agency asserted that its attack on two Somali army bases killed at least 41 soldiers. In October, the US said an airstrike killed about 60 fighters near the Al-Shabab-controlled community of Harardere in Mudug province in the central part of the country.

Source: Ethiopian News January 19, 2019 18:42 UTC