US Africa Command has said it killed 12 in a remote area of Somalia on Friday in support of that country's federal government and army.
No civilians were injured or killed, AFRICOM said in a statement Sunday, given the remote location of the strike, about 472 kilometers northeast of the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
"Rooting out extremism requires intervention beyond traditional military means," the command said.
The US has provided ongoing support to the Somali government since last year to redeploy US troops the area in an attempt to counter the al-Shabaab terrorist group. The approval to send fewer than 500 troops of former 's decision to withdraw all US troops from the country in 2020.
In recent months, US forces have conducted numerous strikes in the region that have resulted in dozens of al-Shabaab casualties.
Last month, the US in Somalia that killed approximately 30 al-Shabaab fighters, AFRICOM said. A US strike in October of the terrorist group and a subsequent November strike . And in late December, a US strike near the city of Cadale.
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