A US air strike in a town held by Somali Isla insurgents killed a telecommunications worker, his employer said on Tuesday, as the US military’s Africa Command said it was investigating the report.
Africom carried out 63 air strikes in Somalia last year and has carried out 18 this year so far.Isla insurgents killed a telecommunications worker, his employer said on Tuesday, as the US military’s Africa Command said it was investigating the report.
“Mr. Salad was highly respected among his colleagues and a valued member of the Hormuud team. He had a strong work ethic and he was known to be a good father to his children,” Hormuud Chief Operating Officer Abdirashid Ali said in a statement.“Our initial and current assessment of today’s airstrike reflects one al-Shabaab militant killed with no civilian casualties,” their statement said.
Kenya sent soldiers into Somalia in 2011 after a series of al Shabaab raids and kidnappings in northern Kenya. Kenyan troops now operate there as part of an African Union peacekeeping force.
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