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U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

1:46 PM11/15/2017
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Nov. 14, 2017, at approximately 6 p.m. local Somalia time, killing several militants.
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AFRICOM, Nigerien investigation teams return to Tongo Tongo, Niger

7:28 PM11/12/2017
A joint U.S. Africa Command and Niger military investigation team returned to the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger on Nov. 12 in order to gain a clearer understanding of the Oct. 4 ambush, the attack site and the surrounding environment.
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U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

6:11 PM11/12/2017
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at approximately 4:30 p.m. local Somalia time, killing one enemy combatant.
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U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

7:32 PM11/9/2017
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Thur., Nov. 9, 2017, at approximately 3 p.m. local Somalia time, killing several militants.
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U.S. conducts airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia

5:57 PM11/3/2017
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted two separate airstrikes against ISIS, in northeastern Somalia on Nov. 3, 2017, killing several terrorists.
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U.S. Africa Command Statement on Situation in Niger

12:36 AM10/5/2017
Update #3: U.S. Africa Command statement on situation in Niger.
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U.S. conducts precision strikes in Libya

9:47 PM9/28/2017
In coordination with the Libyan Government of National Accord, U.S. forces conducted two precision airstrikes in Libya against ISIS militants Sept. 26, 2017, at approximately 2:50 p.m. local time, killing several ISIS militants.
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U.S. conducts precision strikes in Libya

2:33 PM9/24/2017
In coordination with Libya’s Government of National Accord and aligned forces, U.S. forces conducted six precision airstrikes in Libya against an ISIS desert camp on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, killing 17 ISIS militants and destroying three vehicles.
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U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

1:40 PM9/13/2017
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted three precision airstrikes in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Sept. 13, 2017, killing six terrorists.
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U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

9:34 AM9/8/2017
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. forces conducted a precision airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Sept. 7, 2017, killing one terrorist.
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U.S. conducts airstrike in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

2:22 PM9/6/2017
In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, the Department of Defense conducted a precision airstrike in central Somalia against al-Shabaab militants Sept. 5, 2017, killing three terrorists.
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Civilian casualty allegations in Somalia

6:57 PM8/25/2017
We are aware of the civilian casualty allegations near Bariire, Somalia. We take any allegations of civilian casualties seriously, and per standard, we are conducting an assessment into the situation to determine the facts on the ground.
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U.S. conducts three strikes against al-Shabaab

2:50 PM8/17/2017
From Aug. 16-17, 2017, the Department of Defense conducted a series of three precision airstrikes against al-Shabaab militants, killing seven fighters.
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U.S. strikes against al-Shabaab

4:56 PM8/10/2017
On Aug. 10, 2017, the Department of Defense conducted two kinetic strikes against al-Shabaab militants.
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U.S. confirms strike against al-Shabaab’s Ali Jabal

10:37 AM8/4/2017
On July 30, 2017, at approximately 3 p.m. Somalia local time, the Department of Defense conducted a successful kinetic strike near Tortoroow in southern Somalia, killing al-Shabaab’s Ali Muhammad Hussein, known as Ali Jabal.
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U.S. strike against al-Shabaab

1:49 PM7/31/2017
On July 30, 2017, at approximately 3 p.m. Somalia local time working from actionable intelligence, the Department of Defense conducted a successful kinetic strike operation against an al-Shabaab Mogadishu Attack Network militant in Somalia, killing one fighter and with no civilian casualties.
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U.S. strikes al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia

5:44 PM7/5/2017
On July 4, 2017 the Department of Defense conducted a successful collective self-defense strike operation against an al-Shabaab troop concentration.
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U.S. strike against al-Shabaab logistics node

6:17 PM6/11/2017
On June 11, 2017, U.S. forces conducted a precision airstrike in southern Somalia.
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Statement by AFRICOM Commander Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser on meeting with Prime Minister al-Sarraj in Tripoli, Libya

12:38 PM5/23/2017
Statement by Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command
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U.S. service member killed in Somalia

2:03 PM5/5/2017
U.S. service member was killed, May 4, during an operation against al-Shabaab approximately 40 miles west of Mogadishu.
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