OSINT SUMMARY
Foreign military forces believed to be U.S. military units carried out an overnight raid on Al-Shabaab bases in southern Somalia.
Corresponding OSINT reports indicate that the forces swooped into Kanjaron district located about 45 km west of Kismayo, where Al-Shabaab terrorist group trains its fighters.
During the night raid, several high ranking Al-Shabaab commanders were arrested by the ground military soldiers who were supported by the attack helicopters. Five other militants according to the reports were killed in the air assaults.
The Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab terrorist group didn’t comment on the attack or the causality behind the raid.
U.S. Special Forces have carried out several successful air raids in southern Somalia in recent months, targeting Al Shabaab bases; the airstrikes successfully have killed many senior leaders of the group.
