The U.S. military launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia on Tuesday, the second since the weekend, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
The newest strike targeted a group of the al Qaeda-linked fighters several hundred miles southwest of the capital Mogadishu and is part of stepped up U.S. operations in the restive country under President Trump.
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