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Six Al-Shabaab Militants Killed in Joint Airstrike in Lower Shabelle

Storyline:Security, War on Al-Shabaab

GOOBJOOG NEWS|LOWER SHABELLE: Six Al-Shabaab militants were killed in a joint airstrike in the Lower Shabelle region on Friday.

The Somali government said in a statement the strike conducted by the Somali National Army and international partners killed the militants in Ugunji area located about 70 kilometres southwest of Baidoa in the Lower Shabelle region.

The government added that weapons and equipment used by the militants were also destroyed.

According to the statement, the militants were planning an attack on civilians in the region .

The US Africa Command has is commonly known to conduct aistrike against Al-Shabaab and ISIS targets in coordination with the Somali government.