AFRICOM confirmed another U.S. airstrike in Somalia targeting ISIS-linked fighters in Puntland. The ongoing campaign could surpass previous annual strike records.
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The US has launched its 27th airstrike in Somalia this year as AFRICOM continues expanding an aggressive and largely unreported air war. The campaign has already surpassed all previous annual bombing records.
The US military launched at least 23 airstrikes in Somalia in January as part of an expanded AFRICOM campaign targeting ISIS and al-Shabaab. The surge continues a sharp rise in US bombing operations across Africa under President Trump.
A Somali al-Shabaab operative has been sentenced for planning a 9/11-style terrorist attack involving a hijacked commercial aircraft. The case has reignited debate over domestic security risks and jihadist networks operating within the United States.
By Reuters MOGADISHU—Six people were killed on Friday by a blast at a seaside restaurant in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, an ambulance service official told Reuters. “So far…