US airstrikes in Somalia kill 15 al-Shabab fighters
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(Worthy News) – The U.S. military announced that airstrikes carried out by American forces killed 15 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia’s Hirshabelle State.
Two separate airstrikes were carried out in “collective self-defense,” the U.S. military in Africa announced Sunday, with the first occurring on Dec. 14 and the second on Dec. 17, according to a report from Voice of America.
The strikes were made at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia in support of Somali National Army forces, with the first strike killing seven militants and the second killing eight al-Shabab fighters. [ Source: Fox News (Read More…) ]
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