US forces carried out a strike today against Somalia's Al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda linked group, approximately 300 kilometres southwest of Mogadishu, according to the Pentagon.
The Pentagon said the operation occurred at approximately 0600 GMT "in coordination with regional partners as a direct response to Al-Shabaab actions, including recent attacks on Somali forces." It provided no other details.
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