{"id":34013,"date":"2019-12-16T23:52:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T23:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/16\/africoms-60th-airstrike-in-somalia-this-year-takes-out-terrorist\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:00:25","slug":"africoms-60th-airstrike-in-somalia-this-year-takes-out-terrorist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/16\/africoms-60th-airstrike-in-somalia-this-year-takes-out-terrorist\/","title":{"rendered":"AFRICOM\u2019s 60th airstrike in Somalia this year takes out terrorist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Africa Command, in coordination with the government of Somalia, conducted an airstrike targeting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/09\/30\/extremists-launch-2-attacks-on-military-targets-in-somalia\/\" target=_blank>al-Shabaab terrorist<\/a> in the vicinity of Dujuuma, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/08\/07\/new-head-of-africom-visits-somalia-as-pressure-on-al-shabaab-increases\/\" target=_blank>Somalia<\/a>, Dec. 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The one terrorist was killed, according to a news release from AFRICOM, and no civilians were injured or killed in the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/01\/20\/us-airstrike-in-somalia-kills-52-al-shabab-extremists\/\" target=\"_blank\">removal of al-Shabaab terrorists<\/a> increases the security of the Somali people as these terrorists indiscriminately attack and extort innocent civilians and destabilize the elected government,\u201d said Marine Corps Brig. 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Gering, AFRICOM\u2019s deputy director of operations. \u201cThe Somali National Army and their partners have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2019\/11\/08\/countering-lies-with-truth-battling-terrorist-propaganda-in-east-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">made significant strides<\/a> in targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in order to deny them the ability to plot attacks against the people of Somalia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/11\/05\/africom-commander-heads-to-somalia-as-airstrikes-against-violent-extremists-rise\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Townsend-AFRICOM-Somalia.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">AFRICOM commander heads to Somalia as airstrikes against violent extremists rise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Townsend is slated to visit Somali President Mohamed Abdullah Farmaajo and Chief of Defense Brig. 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