Al-Shabaab: US air strike in Somalia ‘kills 30 militants’
MOGADISHU, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US air strike assisting government troops in Somalia has killed about 30 al-Shabaab militants, the US military says.
The operation happened near the town of Galcad, about 260km northeast of the capital Mogadishu.
Over the past few days, the Somali army and al-Shabaab militants have fought for control of the town.
Friday’s air strike came as the army was being attacked by more than 100 militants, the US Africa Command says.
Earlier the militants killed seven soldiers after storming a military base in Galcad.