AFRICOM Confirms U.S. Airstrike on Al-Shabaab Weapons Facility in Cal Madow
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GAROWE (SD) — The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed that U.S. forces carried out an airstrike against an Al-Shabaab weapons storage facility in Somalia’s Sanag region on September 17, 2026, in…
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U.S. forces target al-Shabab arms storage site in Sanaag region
- Garowe (HOL) — U.S. Africa Command said Friday that it conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabab conventional weapons storage warehouse in northern Somalia.
AFRICOM Confirms U.S. Airstrike on Al-Shabaab Weapons Facility in Cal Madow
- The airstrike targeted an Al-Shabaab conventional-weapons storage warehouse located approximately 80 kilometers southwest of Bosaso.
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AFRICOM Confirms U.S. Airstrike on Al-Shabaab Weapons Facility in Cal Madow
GAROWE (SD) — The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed that U.S. forces carried out an airstrike against an Al-Shabaab weapons storage facility in Somalia’s Sanag region on September 17, 2026…
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U.S. forces target al-Shabab arms storage site in Sanaag region
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AFRICOM Confirms U.S. Airstrike on Al-Shabaab Weapons Facility in Cal Madow
AFRICOM confirmed a U.S. airstrike on an Al-Shabaab weapons facility in Somalia's Sanag region o…
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