An American soldier was shot dead and two others were wounded in Somalia during a joint operation with Somali forces against Shabaab militants, the US military said Friday. Two other US service members were wounded in the incident. US special forces have been deployed in Somalia for years, training and supporting the Somali military in the fight against the al-Qaeda aligned Shabaab. In 1993, during the last major deployment of US troops in Somalia, 18 US soldiers were killed in the capital Mogadishu in fighting against warlords and their clan militias. For the last decade the Shabaab has been fighting to overthrow the internationally-backed government of Somalia.

Source: Egypt Independent May 05, 2017 14:26 UTC