Civilians marked safe after US airstrike near Somalia's Kismayo


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 02-10-2018 16:03 IST | Created: 02-10-2018 14:39 IST
Civilians marked safe after US airstrike near Somalia's Kismayo
  • Country:
  • Somalia
  • United States

The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had killed nine militants in an air strike in southern Somalia this week during a battle between U.S. and Somali government troops and al Shabaab Islamist fighters.

The military's Africa Command (Africom) said the strike was carried out on Oct. 1 approximately 40 km (25 miles) northeast of the city of Kismayo, which is in the south of the country. "We currently assess no civilians were injured or killed in this air strike", Africom's statement read.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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