Effectiveness of US airstrikes in Somalia questioned by AFRICOM commander
By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 7, 2019
STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. military’s airstrike campaign in Somalia won’t be enough to defeat Islamic militants in the country, where indigenous forces need to “step up†the fight, the commander for U.S. Africa Command said Thursday.
“At the end of the day, these strikes aren’t going to defeat al-Shabab,†AFRICOM’s Gen. Thomas Waldhauser said during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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