US military conducts an airstrike in Somalia

The United States military has said it carried out an airstrike in central Somalia on February 22, targeting al-Shabab militants who attacked Danab troops.

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists after they attacked partner forces in a remote location near Duduble, Somalia, February 22,” AFRICOM said in a statement.

The AU Africa command added that the battle-damage assessment is still pending but the initial assessment is that no civilians were injured or killed as a result of this airstrike.

Somalia’s state TV said on Tuesday that a stop Al-Shabaab commander and 60 militants died during SNA’s elite Danab operation backed by airstrikes.