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Why is America bombing Somalia again?

13 June 2022

7:30 PM

13 June 2022

7:30 PM

You may not have caught it amidst other international developments, but the United States bombed Somalia last Friday. No, that isn’t a misprint.

On June 3, the Somali government announced that the US had conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants west of the southern port city of Kismayo, killing approximately five fighters.

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