US Africa Command Launches Airstrike in Somalia Targeting Al-Shabaab - News From Antiwar.com

US Africa Command Launches Airstrike in Somalia Targeting al-Shabaab - News From Antiwar.com

US Africa Command has announced that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on June 16 as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace. AFRICOM offered no details about the strike, only saying that it was launched near Bullo Xajji, a town in southern Somalia,…

Somalia: U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting Al Shabaab

Stuttgart, Germany -- In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al Shabaab on June 16, 2025.

Somali troops conduct a planned operation against Al-Shabab militants in Wajid district

Units of Somali National Army (SNA) that are stationed in Wajid district in Bakool province conducted a planned operation in which they targeted the militant group of Al-Shabab who were hiding in El-Jedow settlement that is under the authority of Wajid district. The operation had been carefully carried out and caused Al-Shabab members who were regrouping in the area to be flushed out. Reports say that several Al-Shabab fighters were killed while…