New airstrike killed At least 10 al-shabab militants in Somalia, US military said

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US military command in Africa known as AFRICOM said in a statement released on Jan 3rd, that 10 al-shabab militants were killed in collaboration with the Somalia Federal Government. The statement is shown below.


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