Airstrikes are one part of the U.S. strategy to support Somali forces in their commitment to the Federal Government of Somalia’s advancement of economic development, governance, and their military ...

JOWHAR, Somalia - U.S.-backed Somali special forces were reported to have successfully captured strategically important bases from Al-Shabab militants in the south on Tuesday, Garowe Online reports.

Somali and U.S. forces carried out a joint helicopter and drone operation near Jilib, the main stronghold of al-Shabaab in southern Somalia, in what officials described as a key effort to disrupt the ...