Somalia: Al-Shabaab claim of US casualties in a blast ‘not accurate,’ AFRICOM says


No U.S. troops were injured in an attack Thursday on a convoy in Somalia, where American forces have been supporting the central government’s battle against Islamic militants, according to U.S. Africa Command.

Al-Shabab, which has been waging a decadeslong battle for control, claimed on the messaging app Telegram that it had inflicted casualties on U.S. troops on the outskirts of the southern coastal city of Kismayo.

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Source: Shabelle Media Network