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Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work talks with staff members at U.S. Africa Command during lunch while visiting the command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, April 17, 2015. This is Secretary Work’s first visit to AFRICOM since his confirmation as the 32nd Deputy Secretary of Defense on April 30, 2014. (U.S. Africa Command photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Olufemi A. Owolabi/RELEASED)

By U.S. Air Force Olufemi A. Owolabi , United States Africa Command Stuttgart, Germany Apr 17, 2015

Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab

At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against the al-Shabaab terrorist group on Mar. 10.

U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Report; 1st Quarter, FY2024

In the latest quarterly civilian casualty assessment report period ending Dec. 31, 2023, U.S. Africa Command received two (2) new reports of civilian casualties which were found to be unsubstantiated. There were no open reports carried over from previous quarters. As of the end of this reporting period, there are no open reports.

U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense against the al Shabaab terrorist group on Mar. 2.

Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab

At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against the al-Shabaab terrorist group on Mar. 10.

U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Report; 1st Quarter, FY2024

U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense against the al Shabaab terrorist group on Mar. 2.

Federal Government of Somalia, AFRICOM target al-Shabaab

At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against the al-Shabaab terrorist group on Mar. 10.

U.S. Africa Command Civilian Casualty Assessment Report; 1st Quarter, FY2024

U.S. forces engage insurgents in support of the Federal Government of Somalia

At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted a collective self-defense against the al Shabaab terrorist group on Mar. 2.