The US has confirmed that it killed 100 Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia yesterday, a press release by the US Africa Command said. In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, the US forces conducted an air strike against an Al-Shabaab camp yesterday, at 10:30am local time. The locations of the target were “125 miles northwest” of the capital, Mogadishu. “US forces will continue to use all authorised and appropriate measures to protect Americans and to disable terrorist threats,” US Africa Command statement said. Counter-terrorism operations in Somalia are conducted alongside African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and “Somalia National Security Forces (SNSF)”, the US Africa Command continued. The US African Command did not mention whether there were any civilian casualties … Continue reading US air strike kills ‘more than 100’ in Somalia