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Shaboobs claim to have killed a U.S. soldier in Raid
Al Shabaab said its fighters killed a U.S. Soldier in an attack on a convoy carrying Somali, KDF and American forces near Kismayo city on Wednesday morning.Al Shabaab claimed the coalition forces’ convoy came under deadly surprise ambush by armed militants at Abdalla Birole area, about 40Km west of Kismayo town. According to a statement posted on pro-al Shabaab Andalus Radio’s website, an American Elite soldier was among several soldiers killed in Today’s attack. Unites States of America has a contingent of elite troops acting as military advisers helping Somali forces in assaults on Al Shabaab bases in south and central Somalia. Posted by: Steve White 2016-08-18 |
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