The U.S. military says it has killed eight members of the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike south of Somalia's capital. The U.S. military has carried out at least 40 airstrikes this year against the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab, Africa's most active Islamic extremist group. The U.S. military says it has killed eight members of the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike south of Somalia's capital. Al-Shabab, which is fighting to impose Shariah law across Somalia, was pushed out of the capital, Mogadishu, and other major urban cities more than two years ago. But the extremist group still carries out suicide attacks across Somalia.

Source: Daily Mail December 15, 2018 13:27 UTC