Saturday, June 08, 2019

US Airstrike Kills 6 in Somalia
According to the US-Africa command, no civilian was injured during this week’s airstrikes.

June 6 – The latest airstrike by US forces in Somalia has left 6 alleged Al Shabaab members dead.

Officials say the airstrike was launched in the remote part of Golis Mountains where the purported terrorists have set up cells.

In a statement, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said this is the seventh airstrike in a month by Washington claiming to target the ISIS-Somalia and Al-Shabaab.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William West, who is the deputy director of operations, U.S. Africa Command said they will continue piling pressure on the terrorist networks in Somalia, to enable governance to take hold.

He said the continued precision airstrikes support Somali security forces efforts to protect the Somali people from terrorism and support long-term security in the region.

“U.S. Africa Command will continue to work with its partners to transfer the responsibility for long-term security in Somalia from AMISOM to the Federal Government of Somalia and its Member States. In support of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces will use all effective and appropriate methods to assist in the protection of the Somali people, including partnered military counterterrorism operations with the Federal Government of Somalia, AMISOM, and Somali National Army forces,” he said in a statement to the media.

According to the US-Africa command, no civilian was injured during this week’s airstrikes.

Since 2007, Al Shabaab has fought to overthrow successive imperialist-backed governments in Mogadishu.

It was in 2011 that the group was said to have been pushed out of Mogadishu, the Somali capital and subsequently from other key towns including the port city of Kismayu.

Kenyan and other African forces are in Somalia fighting under the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

There have been many instances in the recent history of Pentagon aerial strikes where innocent civilians are killed and then claimed to be "terrorists." The frequent bombing of the impoverished Horn of Africa state has not brought stability or prosperity to the country.

Other news reports suggest that two million people are threatened with famine amid the millions of dollars being poured into the country for military purposes.

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