{"id":64295,"date":"2018-11-22T14:23:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T14:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/22\/us-airstrikes-in-somalia-kill-6-al-shabab-extremists\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:12:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:12:44","slug":"us-airstrikes-in-somalia-kill-6-al-shabab-extremists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2018\/11\/22\/us-airstrikes-in-somalia-kill-6-al-shabab-extremists\/","title":{"rendered":"US airstrikes in Somalia kill 6 al-Shabab extremists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NAIROBI, Kenya \u2014 The U.S. military on Thursday announced the latest of several deadly airstrikes this week against al-Shabab extremists in Somalia as it targets a region well north of where the al-Qaida-linked fighters control large parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Africa Command<\/a> statement said two new strikes killed six fighters and destroyed a weapons cache on Wednesday near Harardere<\/a>. That al-Shabab-controlled community last month was targeted by the deadliest U.S. airstrike in almost a year, with dozens of extremists killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. has now carried out 35 airstrikes this year against al-Shabab, Africa\u2019s deadliest Islamic extremist group, which continues to stage deadly attacks in the capital, Mogadishu<\/a>, and other cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Somali intelligence officials said the latest airstrikes targeted locations in the rural villages of Jimo-Luqunyar and Adaley, 75 kilometers (46 miles) northeast of Harardere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They said at least four missiles hit a base for over 30 extremists assigned to collect livestock taxes from nomadic communities in the area. The officials requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two U.S. airstrikes on Monday killed 37 extremists and one on Tuesday killed seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\t