U.S. says it kills 27 al Shabaab militants in Somalia air strike

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The U.S. military said on Wednesday it had killed 27 fighters from the al Shabaab militant group in an air strike in Somalia's central Hiran region, where the army and allied forces have launched an offensive against the insurgents in the last month.

U.S. says it kills 27 al Shabaab militants in Somalia air strike

11 days ago·Washington, United States

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News18 India

U.S. Says it Kills 27 Al Shabaab Militants in Somalia Air Strike

The United States has been carrying out air strikes in Somalia against al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise, for years

11 days ago·India

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Reuters

U.S. says it kills 27 al Shabaab militants in Somalia air strike

MOGADISHU - The U.S. military said on Wednesday it had killed 27 fighters from the al Shabaab militant group in an air strike in Somalia's central Hiran region, where the army and allied forces have launched an offensive against the insurgents in the last month. The United States has been carrying out air strikes in Somalia against al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise, for years. Sunday's

11 days ago·United Kingdom

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Washington Times

U.S. airstrike in Somalia kills almost 30 terrorists

U.S. forces on Sunday launched an airstrike against terrorists who were attacking a Somali National Army unit in what officials said was the largest combined military operation in the region in five years.

11 days ago·Washington, United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

43 al-Shabab militants killed in central region of Somali

MOGADISHU, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Forty-three al-Shabab militants were killed by Somali National Army (SNA) forces during an overnight operation conducted in the Aborey area in Bula-barte district of central Somalia. Read full story

15 days ago·Malaysia

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Washington Examiner

US military killed 27 al Shabab terrorists and no civilians in Somali strike

U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike in Somalia on Sunday that it said killed more than two dozen al Shabab terrorists who were attacking Somali forces without harming any civilians.

11 days ago·Washington, United States

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VOA News

Somalia Says Its Military Killed at Least 30 Al-Shabab Militants

Somalia’s Information Ministry said Saturday the country’s military has targeted al-Shabab militants in the Hiran region. The Somali National Army has killed more than 30 al-Shabab militants in an operation conducted on the outskirts of the town of Bulo-burde in the central region of Hiran. That’s according to a statement Saturday by Somalia’s Information Ministry, which says the operation was conducted overnight after the army received intellig…

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