US airstrikes kill five al-Shabaab members in central Somalia

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Thursday July 20, 2023

Mogadishu (HOL) – US Africa Command conducted airstrikes in the central region of Somalia, killing at least five al-Shabaab members in Galgadud.

In a statement released on Thursday, US Africa Command stated, "At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defence airstrike in a remote area near Hareeri Kalle, approximately 15 kilometers south of Galcad, Somalia, against al-Shabaab terrorists."

The airstrikes come after a series of security operations in central Somalia over the past week. On Wednesday, the Somali Information Ministry reported that the Somali National Army (SNA), with the support of the US Army, conducted air and ground operations near the villages of Gal-Libah and El Quraq, situated on the border of Galgaduud and Middle Shabelle provinces.

"In that operation, nearly 100 members of the Khawarij (al-Shabaab), including leaders, were killed, while the place where they were plotting conspiracies was destroyed," the ministry said in a statement.

It said Somalia is grateful for the US army's assistance in destroying al-Shabaab terrorists who had gathered "to harass the Somali people."

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