US drone strike kills 150+ Islamist fighters in Somalia training camp Pentagon
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Published on Mar 7, 2016

A drone strike conducted by the US military in Somalia has killed over 150 fighters from the Islamist group Al-Shabaab, a Pentagon spokesman said. The strike targeting the group's training camp was carried out over the weekend.
Officials said Monday that the drone strike was carried out over the weekend and dropped Hellfire missiles on a camp located about 120 miles (195 km) north of the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

"The fighters were there training and were training for a large-scale attack. We know they were going to be departing the camp and they posed an imminent threat to US and [African Union] forces," Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said."Initial assessments are that more than 150 terrorist fighters were eliminated," he added.

No civilian casualties are believed to have resulted from the strike, Davis said...


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