US military conducts operations in Lamu against al Shabaab

The US military staged a high-level military operation at Magogoni Airfield in Lamu County to counter the threat posed by al Shabaab. According to a statement issued on Saturday, the US Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) said the high-stakes Read More …

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 Read More …