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US conducts airstrikes against IS groups in Somalia
Washington, Nov 4 : The US forces conducted two separate airstrikes against the Islamic State groups in northeastern Somalia, killing several terrorists, the Pentagon said.
The first strike occurred at approximately midnight local Somalia time with the second separate strike occurring at approximately 11 a.m. local Somalia time, Xinhua news agency quoted a statement issued by the US Africa Command as saying.
The US currently maintains a small force unit of about 50 troops in Somalia, mainly to advise and assist Somalia and African Union mission in battling militants of Al-Shabaab, an Al Qaida-affiliated terrorist group in Somalia.
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