The strike was carried out “in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia,” the US Africa Command said in a statement (Google Maps) The strike was carried out “in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia,” the US Africa Command said in a statement (Google Maps)The US military announced Friday it had killed “several militants” in an airstrike against Al-Shabaab jihadists in Somalia. The attack took place early today in the Bay region in the center of the country, about 100 miles west of Mogadishu. The strike was carried out “in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia,” the US Africa Command said in a statement. On Saturday the US mission to Somalia urged all non-essential staff to leave Mogadishu immediately following a specific threat against them. That was one day after the US Africa Command launched drone strikes that targeted an Islamic State base in the country’s northeast.

Source: Indian Express November 10, 2017 06:22 UTC