U.S. AFRICOM Hits Shabaab Near Somali capital
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By Bill Roggio
December 17, 2018
The U.S. military killed eight Shabaab fighters today in an area near Mogadishu that has in the past harbored foreign fighters. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has now targeted Shabaab 40 times in 2018, exceeding last year’s combined total of 35 strikes against both the al Qaeda branch and the Islamic State’s network in the country.
The strike took place in the town of Gandarshe, which is 15 miles south of Mogadishu and just north of Merca. AFRICOM said that no civilians were killed during the operation.
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