US military says it killed four al Shabaab terrorists in Somalia in three drone strikes

U.S. Africa Command said it conducted three airstrikes in Somalia on Tuesday, killing four al Shabaab terrorists, while harming no one else.

AFRICOM’s release did not provide details as to who the targets were, only that it was in response to an attack on Somali troops near Beledweyne.

“The Federal Government of Somalia and U.S. Africa Command take great measures to prevent civilian casualties,” the release said. “These efforts contrast with the indiscriminate attacks that al-Shabab regularly conducts against the civilian population.”

President Joe Biden, back in May, agreed to deploy roughly 500 troops to Somalia roughly 18 months after the previous administration withdrew them just days before the current administration commenced.

A senior administration official told reporters at the time that al Shaabab has “unfortunately only grown stronger” and “has increased the tempo of its attacks, including against U.S. personnel,” while Gen. Stephen Townsend, the former commander of AFRICOM, testified in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee in mid-March and warned lawmakers that the terror group “has only grown stronger and bolder over the past year.”

Source: Washington Examiner