{"id":63459,"date":"2020-08-26T21:01:37","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T21:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/26\/us-says-airstrike-kills-6-al-shabab-in-somalia-after-ambush\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:10:43","slug":"us-says-airstrike-kills-6-al-shabab-in-somalia-after-ambush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/08\/26\/us-says-airstrike-kills-6-al-shabab-in-somalia-after-ambush\/","title":{"rendered":"US says airstrike kills 6 al-Shabab in Somalia after ambush"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JOHANNESBURG \u2014 The United States military says it killed six al-Shabab extremists with an airstrike in Somalia after the al-Qaida-linked group attacked Somali forces while U.S. forces were nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Africa Command statement said Monday\u2019s airstrike was carried out near Darasalam village in southern Somalia\u2019s Lower Shabelle region after al-Shabab fighters attacked from a building in the area. The statement said three al-Shabab fighters were wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/03\/11\/us-warplanes-pummeling-al-shabab-fighters-in-somalia-as-jihadi-group-poses-increasing-threat\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/191203-F-UE935-0041.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\">US warplanes pummeling al-Shabab fighters in Somalia as jihadi group poses increasing threat<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cI would say that the threat is higher, has been higher in the last few months than it was eight months ago when I first got to AFRICOM. That\u2019s exactly why you\u2019ve seen this increase in strike activity.&quot;<\/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\">No U.S. forces were killed or wounded, the statement said, dismissing an al-Shabab claim of U.S. casualties. Somalia\u2019s government in a separate statement said the U.S. forces were there to advise and assist local ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Shabab remains the most active Islamic extremist group in Africa, and the U.S. under President Donald Trump has increased the number of airstrikes against it. 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