US Military: Two Airstrikes in Somalia Kill 15 al-Shabab Fighters
The U.S. military in Africa has conducted two “collective self-defense” airstrikes against al-Shabab fighters in Somalia’s Hirshabelle State.
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US Military Pulls Last Troops Out of Somalia
launches two airstrike in Somalia shortly days after troop pullout
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AFRICOM Partners with NATO to ‘Deliver Critical Supplies to East Africa’
ADDIS ABABA – U.S. Africa Command partnered with the NATO Heavy Airlift Wing (HAWA) to deliver critical supplies to troops
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Al-Shabaab’s ‘Senior Leader Killed’ in U.S. Airstrike
ADDIS ABABA – An air strike in Somalia has killed a senior leader of of militant Islamist group al-Shabaab, U.S.
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COVID-19 Forces U.S. to Cancel its Major Military Exercise in Africa
ADDIS ABABA – One of the U.S. military’s largest exercises in Africa, Exercise African Lion 2020, has been canceled due
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U.S. Military Assures Africa of Continued Support
ADDIS ABEBA – Amid U.S.’s plan to scale back its military budget in Africa, its military commanders have pledged to
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U.S. Delivers MD-530F Helicopters to Kenya Defense Force
ADDIS ABABA – The U.S. has delivered six MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters to the Kenya Army’s Joint Helicopter Command (JHC)
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U.S. Provides Military Vehicles Support to Djibouti
DJIBOUTI CITY – As part of a 31 million U.S. dollars train-and-equip partnership between the U.S. government and the Djiboutian
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Ethiopia, U.S. Discuss Support for National Army
ADDIS ABEBA – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has held a discussion with the top general for U.S. military operations in
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US Condemns al-Shabab Attacks in Somalia
ADDIS ABEBA – The US has condemned an attack against a military base outside Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, and praised the
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