Latest! The US military launched a "collective self-defense airstrike"
According to Reuters, on August 27th, the US military reported that it had killed 13 armed militants of the extremist group Al Shabaab in southern Somalia.
According to reports, the US military stated that at the request of the Somali government, the US Department of Defense's Africa Command conducted a "collective self-defense airstrike" about 45 kilometers northwest of Kismayo in the early hours of the 26th to support the Somali National Army fighting against the "Al Shabaab".
A statement from the US Department of Defense's Africa Command stated that according to the initial assessment by the command, 13 Al Shabaab militants were killed in the joint airstrikes carried out with the Somali National Army, with no civilian casualties.
According to reports, the Somali National Army recaptured Elpur on the 25th, which is a major stronghold of the "Al Shabaab" in central Somalia. However, many military analysts and those involved in the fighting have stated that the commitment of the Somali government to completely eliminate the "Al Shabaab" is unrealistic.
The Somali Youth Party is an extremist organization associated with Al Qaeda, which has frequently launched terrorist attacks in Somalia and its neighboring countries in recent years.