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AFRICOM Conducts Airstrike Targeting al-Shabaab Near Jamaame

SOMALIA — U.S. Africa Command announced on August 3 that it conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab on July 30 in the vicinity of Jamaame, approximately 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Kismayo, in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia.

AFRICOM stated that it, alongside the Federal Government of Somalia and Somali Armed Forces, continues action to degrade al-Shabaab’s ability to threaten U.S. forces and U.S. citizens abroad. Specific details about units and assets were withheld for operations security.

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0.0786, 42.7497 (Africa)
Updated
Aug 12, 3:03 PM UTC
Counter-terrorism Africa From our team
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U.S. Africa Command Strikes al-Shabaab Near Welmaro in Seventh July Operation

SOMALIA — U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab on July 15 in the vicinity of Welmaro, approximately 62 miles (100 km) north of Kismayo. The command released the statement on July 20. 

The July 15 strike was the seventh airstrike AFRICOM announced against al-Shabaab in Somalia between July 3 and July 15, all conducted in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia.

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2.0349, 45.3419 (Africa)
Updated
Aug 11, 8:37 PM UTC
Counter-terrorism Africa From our team
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U.S. Africa Command Conducts Airstrikes Targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia; Danab Special Forces Carry Out Ground Operation in Lower Juba

SOMALIA — On July 10, a day after Danab special forces of the Somali National Army, working with Jubbaland Security Forces, overran al-Shabaab positions in the Baqdaad area near Badhaadhe in Lower Juba, U.S. Africa Command released a statement disclosing an airstrike it had carried out against the group on July 8. The command had conducted four such strikes between July 3 and July 8.

U.S. Airstrike Operations

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2.0349, 45.3419 (Africa)
Updated
Aug 12, 4:58 PM UTC
Counter-terrorism Africa From our team
RAPID

US withdrew forces from Nigeria after operation against ISIS, AFRICOM chief says

AFRICOM Commander Gen. Dagvin Anderson described May’s joint U.S.-Nigerian as a model for future security cooperation in Africa.

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Africa, Nigeria
Updated
Aug 10, 6:53 PM UTC
Counter-terrorism Africa Tier 1
Source: Defense News

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Alerts come through two paths: live monitoring of official and primary source feeds, and direct messages from our team when a development warrants immediate attention. Team messages are labeled "From our team."

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For detailed analysis and expanded reporting on major events, see the main Alerts page. The Rapid stream is built for speed on fast-moving developments.

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  • Tier 1: Highest confidence. Confirmed by multiple authoritative or official sources.
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Every item also clears the same checks before publishing, whichever chip it carries; the box above explains what "cleared" means. Sourcing detail (how many independent reports, whether it is a primary/official source) is shown per-alert in its "Sources" line.

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