US airstrike kills Al-Shabaab militant in southern Somalia
A joint operation by US and Somali forces conducted
an airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab militants on 5th June near Toratorow area of
Lower Shabelle region, southern Somalia.
“US Africa Command has assessed that the airstrike
killed one Al-Shabaab militant and confirmed no civilians were injured or
killed in this airstrike,” read the statement
The strike, AFRICOM said, was to stop Al-Shabaab
from taking advantage of safe havens from which they can build capacity and
attack the people of Somalia.
In the month of May alone, AFRICOM conducted six
airstrikes in Golis Mountains targeting fighters belonging to the so-called
Islamic State in what could be seen as a move to tame the spread of the
militant group further south though it already has tentacles in south-central
regions including the capital Mogadishu.
