The United Sates government said its forces have conducted a precision airstrike in southern Somalia on Sunday. Eight al-Shabaab militants killed in the strike, according to the press statement of the U.S. State Department. The militants were operating an al-Shabaab command and logistics node at a camp located approximately 185 miles southwest of Mogadishu in a stronghold for the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab organization. “In the last eight months, al-Shabaab has overrun three African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Forward Operating Bases by amassing large numbers of fighters and attacking in overwhelming numbers. The group has cemented its control southern and central Somalia, they have used this area to plot and direct terror attacks, steal humanitarian aid, and to shelter other radical terrorists.

Source: News Business Ethiopia June 12, 2017 14:48 UTC