U.S. Airstrikes Increasing Pressure on Somali Militants

In 2017, the U.S. has conducted at least 34 strike operations against Al-Shabaab and a militant splinter group supporting the Islamic State as compared to 14 in 2016, according observers of U.S. military activities against the group.

American drone MQ-1 Predator.

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