U.S. military carries out first airstrikes against ISIS fighters in Somalia
Associated Press Published 1:19 p.m. ET Nov. 3, 2017 | Updated 2:55 p.m. ET Nov. 3, 2017
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The U.S. military for the first time has conducted two airstrikes against Islamic State group fighters in Somalia, where the group is a growing presence in a country long threatened by the al-Qaeda-linked extremist group al-Shabab.
The U.S. Africa Command said the two drone strikes killed “several terrorists” in northeastern Somalia, with the first around midnight local time and the second later Friday morning. The U.S. said the strikes were carried out in coordination with Somalia’s government.
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