In the United States, an air strike against Al-Shabaab killed about 60 fighters in Somalia

A US airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia has killed about 60 fighters, according to US command. The airstrike, carried out on Friday, was the largest against Al-Shabaab, linked to al-Qaeda, for almost a year, when US forces killed a hundred extremists during an attack on the planet. 39, one of their camps.

The US Command for Africa said Tuesday in a statement that he believed that no civilian had been injured or killed during Friday's airstrike, which was took place near Harardere, in central Somalia.

The air strike took place just days before the first anniversary of the deadliest attack of al-Shabaab – a bombing in the Somali capital who killed more than 500 people.

"The air strikes reduce Al-Shabaab's ability to plan future attacks, disrupt its leadership networks and degrade its freedom of maneuver within the region," US command said.

According to the Council on Foreign Relations, the number of US air strikes in Somalia has risen sharply since Donald Trump's presidency. The United States seeks to prevent the country from becoming a place where terrorist groups can prepare attacks against the United States and destabilize the Horn of Africa, says the think tank.