Al-Shabaab claims to have killed US soldier following Somalia clashes

African News Agency
Wednesday March 13, 2019

The Americans have neither confirmed nor denied the claim by the militants concerning the death of their serviceman.

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The US Africa Command (Africom) has not responded to reports by Al-Shabaab militants that an American soldier was killed during a military operation in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region.

State media in that country report that during Tuesday’s overnight operation, carried out by Somali Special Forces supported by Africom, eight Al-Shabaab militants were killed.

The Somali National News Agency reported on Tuesday: “Somali security forces conducted an overnight operation in Daru Salam village in Lower Shabelle and killed eight members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group.”

Adow Mohamed, a Somali National Army captain in Lower Shabelle, confirmed: “Our special forces alongside our international partners conducted an operation against Al Shabaab in Daru Salam in the Lower Shabelle region after we received intelligence and killed eight Al-Shabaab fighters.”

The Americans have neither confirmed nor denied the claim by the militants concerning the death of their serviceman.

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