The United States military for the second straight day is announcing a drone strike that killed Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia.
US forces conducted an airstrike Thursday afternoon in Jamaame, a coastal town in southern Somalia. The strike killed four terrorists associated with Shabaab, Al-Qaeda’s branch in Somalia and East Africa.
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) says the strike on Wednesday killed four militants near Jamaame in Lower Juba region in the south. The statement further noted that the U.S. assesses no civilians were killed.
The U.S. on Wednesday said a drone strike killed three Al-Shabaab militants near Jilib town in Middle Juba region earlier this week.
This latest U.S. drone strike is the fifth this year in Somalia.
