US soldier killed, 2 injured in Somalia gun attack05 05 2017
A US service member was killed in Somalia during a firearms attack. Two others were injured in the same incident. The incident happened on Thursday near Bariire, a town some 60km west of the capital, Mogadishu, the report said. The command said the mission in Somalia is crucial due to Al-Shabaab’s ties with Al-Qaeda and is aimed at degrading the group’s ability to “recruit, train and plot external terrorist attacks.” The two injured troops “are both receiving proper medical attention,” Robyn Mack, a spokeswoman at the command told Reuters, refraining from providing details about their condition. AP cited a Somali intelligence official as saying that the operation involved a helicopter raid on a suspected al-Shabaab hideout near Dare Salaam village. The troops attempted to capture or kill the fighters in the area, but were met with stiff resistance, according to the anonymous source.
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