{"id":46536,"date":"2018-06-04T18:45:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T18:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/04\/us-airstrike-kills-27-al-shabab-militants-in-somalia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:38:31","slug":"us-airstrike-kills-27-al-shabab-militants-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/04\/us-airstrike-kills-27-al-shabab-militants-in-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"US airstrike kills 27 al-Shabab militants in Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. airstrike in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2018\/04\/17\/uae-stops-training-somalias-military-after-cash-seizure\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Somalia<\/a> killed 27 al-Shabab militants on Saturday, according to U.S. Africa Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s strike occurred about 26 miles southwest of the northern coastal city of Bosasso, according to the command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the latest and most lethal in a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/13\/us-targeted-isis-in-somalia-could-be-a-significant-threat\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> string of U.S. strikes<\/a> that the command said has killed nearly 50 militants in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/03\/13\/senators-consider-putting-africom-headquarters-staff-in-africa\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">AFRICOM<\/a> announced that 12 members of the terrorist group were killed in a similar strike on Thursday in an area 30 miles outside of the capital Mogadishu.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a 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intelligence officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before that, AFRICOM said another 10 militants were killed outside Mogadishu on May 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each release announcing the recent operations states that AFRICOM assessed no civilians were killed in the airstrikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/06\/11\/deadly-airstrike-hits-al-shabaab-in-somalia-as-us-mission-there-intensifies\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">continuing counter-terrorism operations<\/a> aimed at bolstering the fledgling Somali government in a country that has largely existed in a state of lawlessness for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to reports alleging civilian casualties during a U.S.-involved operation on May 9, AFRICOM announced it was reviewing the 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