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What We Do Strikes 2019 Strikes

2019 Strikes

Strikes conducted in U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility in 2019.

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Dec. 29, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct three airstrikes against al-Shabaab terrorists
Dec. 16, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorist
Dec. 9, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists
Nov 30, 2019.Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists
Nov. 19, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab terrorist with airstrike
Nov. 12, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab terrorist with airstrike
Oct. 25, 2019U.S. airstrike targets ISIS-Somalia in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
Sept. 30, 2019Al-Shabaab Terrorist targeted in U.S. Airstrike, Baledogle attack update
Sept. 30, 2019U.S., Federal Government of Somalia respond to al-Shabaab attack
Sept. 29, 2019U.S. Africa Command airstrike targets ISIS-Libya
Sept. 26, 2019U.S. Africa Command airstrike targets ISIS-Libya
Sept. 24, 2019U.S. Africa Command airstrike targets terrorist fighters
Sept. 19, 2019U.S. Africa Command targets terrorist fighters with airstrike
Sept. 17, 2019Somali, U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
Sept. 3, 2019U.S., Federal Government of Somalia target al-Shabaab terrorist with airstrike
Aug. 20, 2019U.S., Federal Government of Somalia target al-Shabaab with airstrike
July 27, 2019U.S. airstrike targets ISIS-Somalia in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
June 25, 2019U.S. airstrike targets al-Shabaab in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
June 24, 2019U.S. airstrike targets al-Shabaab in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
June 16, 2019U.S. airstrikes target al-Shabaab in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
June 5, 2019U.S. airstrike targets al-Shabaab in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
June 4, 2019U.S. airstrikes continue to target al-Shabaab, ISIS-Somalia in support of the Federal Government of Somalia
May 26, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. airstrikes continue to target al-Shabaab, ISIS-Somalia
May 24, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab network
May 22, 2019Airstrike degrades al-Shabaab network
May 22, 2019ISIS-Somalia degraded by precision airstrike
May 9, 2019ISIS-Somalia degraded by precision airstrike
May 8, 2019Somali Forces & U.S. Africa Command conduct airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia
May 5, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab terrorists
April 26, 2019Somali Forces & U.S. Africa Command conduct airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia
April 19, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab
April 14, 2019U.S. confirms airstrike against ISIS-Somalia’s Abdulhakim Dhuqub
April 11, 2019Somali Forces & U.S. Africa Command conduct airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab
April 9, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab
March 18, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab terrorists
March 13, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab terrorists
March 12, 2019Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab terrorists
March 11, 2019U.S., Federal Government of Somalia target al-Shabaab terrorists
Feb. 28, 2019U.S., Federal Government of Somalia target al-Shabaab terrorists
Feb. 25, 2019U.S., Federal Government of Somalia target al-Shabaab encampment
Feb. 24, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Feb. 23, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Feb. 11, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Feb. 8, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Feb. 6 & 7, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Feb. 3 & 5, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Feb. 1, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Jan. 30, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Jan. 23, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Jan. 19, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Jan. 8, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Jan. 6, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia
Jan. 2, 2019Al-Shabaab degraded by U.S., Federal Government of Somalia