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US strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia
AFRICOM carried out 55 airstrikes in 2019 against against al-Shabab and ISIS-Somalia militants — 47 strikes were conducted in 2018.
By Shawn Snow
New head of AFRICOM visits Somalia as pressure on al-Shabab increases
Townsend met with the Somali prime minister, and with the U.S. forces training Somali units fighting the violent terrorist group Al Shabab.
US troops support Somali forces on the ground, hit al-Shabaab terrorists from the sky
U.S. forces continue to step up operations against al-Shabaab militants in Somalia.
By Kyle Rempfer