The U.S military says it conducted two airstrikes in Somalia’s Haradere region on Wednesday, killing 6 al-Shabaab militants.
“We currently assess the first airstrike killed six (6) al-Shabaab militants and the second airstrike destroyed a weapons cache,” the US Africa Command said in a statement.
The force in its statement said the airstrikes did not kill or injure any civilians.
Al-Shabaab has waged an Islamist war in Somalia for over a decade, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions.
The U.S. forces and African Union troops have however been deployed in the Horn of African country to battle the militant group.
While the U.S. initially engaged the militants minimally, President Donald Trump granted broader authority to carry out strikes after coming into power.
“Airstrikes reduce al-Shabaab’s ability to plot future attacks, disrupt its leadership networks, and degrade its freedom of maneuver within the region,” AFRICOM said in its statement.
AFRICOM said the airstrikes were conducted in collaboration with Somali forces.
