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the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord..., a murderous Moslem Islamist group allied with al Qaeda.
The military's Africa Command (Africom) said they carried out the strike on April 5 near the town of Jilib, about 230 miles (370 km) southwest of Mogadishu.
"In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Forces conducted an air strike against al-Shabaab snuffies near Jilib ... killing three faceless myrmidons and destroying one vehicle with a mounted heavy machine gun," it said in a statement.
Washington has expanded its operations in the Horn of Africa country after President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
eased combat rules last year.
Since withdrawing from the capital Mogadishu in 2011, al-Shabaab lost control of most of Somalia's cities and towns. But they retain a strong presence in regions outside the capital.
On Friday, one soldier was killed by a murderous Moslem who attacked a checkpoint in Mogadishu. A boom-mobile in the same place injured two other soldiers.
Al-Shabaab grabbed credit for the attack.