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US airstrikes kill 52 Islamic militants in Somalia

By Sean Higgins
Published January 19, 2019 11:45pm ET
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US airstrikes kill 52 Islamic militants in Somalia
Al-Shabab fighters march with their weapons during military exercises on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. In early April, a few dozen U.S. troops from the 101st Airborne Division were deployed to Somalia to advise that country in its fight against al-Shabab extremists. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor, File) | Mohamed Sheikh Nor

U.S. forces killed an estimated 52 members of the militant Islamic terrorist group al Shabab in airstrikes in Jilib, Somalia, on Saturday, U.S. Africa Command reported.

Al Shabab, an organization linked to al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for an attack on a Nairobi hotel in Kenya Wednesday that left 14 dead, as well as seven attackers.

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Africa Al Qaeda Somalia Terrorism