US Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Monday said that the US launched an airstrike in Somalia on October 1 and said the action killed a senior al-Shabaab leader. AFRICOM didn't name the target in its press release, but the US-backed Mogadishu-based government said Abdullahi...
The US has been bombing Somalia more frequently
The strike is the second within a week
It was the second airstrike within a month
Strike came after Biden ordered troops to Somalia
Biden is deploying about 500 troops to Somalia
The Pentagon has the authority to target a dozen Shabaab leaders
The Pentagon is asking President Biden to sign off on sending hundreds of special operations troops to Somalia, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Citing unnamed US officials, the report said US military leaders want Biden to reverse President Trump's...
The strike is the first one reported by AFRICOM in 2022
The US bombed Somalia on Sunday
