US Airstrike Outside Somalia's Capital Kills 4 al-Shabab

The U.S. military says it has killed four members of the al-Shabab extremist group with a ``self-defense airstrike'' outside Somalia's capital after partner forces were attacked. The U.S. Africa Command statement says the airstrike occurred on Saturday near Basra, a community outside the capital, Mogadishu. The statement says no civilians were involved.   The U.S. military has carried out 39 airstrikes this year against the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab, Africa's most...

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