(Mogadishu) U.S. Africa Command have issued a press statement that they carried out an airstrike on Al-Shahbab terrorists based inside Somalia who had massed together prior to an attack killing 35 terrorists.
The strike took place 23 miles east of Beledweyne, close to the border with Ethiopia.
To support the Federal Government of Somalia's continued efforts to degrade al-Shabaab, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike approximately 23 miles east of Beledweyne, Hiran Region, Somalia, on February 24, 2019. - https://t.co/BRDFiI5ypo pic.twitter.com/1KTDGZ4IKO— US AFRICOM (@USAfricaCommand) February 25, 2019