Somalia: US strike kills 150 militants at an al-Shabaab training camp
The US military targeted a training camp run by the Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab over the weekend, the Pentagon announced on Monday, killing more than 150 people.
“It was a successful strike,” said Pentagon spokesperson Captain Jeff Davis, revealing that the drone had destroyed “Raso Camp,” located roughly 120 miles north of Mogadishu.
He added that US intelligence had indicated that the group was preparing for a “large-scale attack” and posed a threat to US and African Union forces in Somalia.
“Initial assessments are that more than 150 terrorist fighters were eliminated,” he noted.