Tuesday December 19, 2023
Mogadishu (HOL) - The US military conducted an airstrike near the Jilib district in the Middle Jubba region of Somalia on Saturday, killing one al-Shabab militant.
In a statement, the U.S. Africa Command indicated that the strike was carried out at the request of the Federal Somali government. However, the identity of the killed militant has not been identified.
However, the Somali government reported on Monday that a high-ranking al-Shabab commander was killed in collaboration with the United States military.
Somali Information Minister Daud Aweis said in a post that the operation “aimed to neutralize the terrorist leader in charge for orchestrating terror attacks.”
The Somali government said the strike occurred in the Middle Jubba region on December 17.