Second US drone attack in Somalia this week | Abroad

The Pentagon’s statement followed a statement by Somali authorities that the military “destroyed al-Shabaab fighters and weapons without civilian casualties.”

The attack is the second carried out by the US military in Somalia under President Joe Biden. The first was Tuesday. Until then, the US military had not launched an airstrike in Somalia since January 19, the day before Biden took office.

US forces, which had largely withdrawn from Somalia under President Donald Trump, “performed a remote advisory and assistance mission in support of Somali forces,” King said. She added that “no US troops accompanied the Somali troops during this operation.”

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