Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. target al-Shabaab explosives makers

This video shows a precision air strike on the location of a known al-Shabaab explosives network leader near Jilib around 1 p.m. local time, Dec. 10, 2020. Initial assessments show the operation killed 8 and wounded 2 terrorists.



By U.S. Africa Command U.S. Africa Command Somalia Dec 11, 2020
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