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Africa Horn
U.S. denies conducting air strikes in southern Somalia
2017-04-19
"Wudn't us. Musta been the Ruritaneans -- they've been getting kinda antsy lately."
[SHABELLENEWS] The U.S. Africa Command (Africom) on Monday denied conducting air strikes against al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
 in southwest Somalia on Saturday in which more than 100 Lions of Islam including 20 commanders were killed.

Africom, which has in the past conducted counter-terrorism Arclight airstrikes against the terror group in Somalia, said its most recent strike in the Horn of Africa nation was conducted in January.

"The U.S. military did not conduct any kind of kinetic action in that area during the timeframe referenced. The most recent U.S. strike in Somalia was conducted in January," Africom said in a statement.

Posted by:Fred

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