30/09/2019
US airstrikes kill 10 Somali militants after troops thwart Al-Shabaab attack on airfield
STUTTGART, Germany ? U.S. forces launched two airstrikes and fought with small arms against militants in Somalia after a base used by American troops in the Horn of Africa country came under attack Monday, U.S. Africa Command said. Ten militants were killed in the U.S. response to the attack on the Baledogle Military Airfield complex Monday morning, AFRICOM said. The Al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack. No U.S. or partner troops were wounded during the attack on the base, and no civilians were injured or killed in the U.S. airstrikes, AFRICOM said. ?This attack, though ineffective, demonstrates the direct...
