US launches second Somalia strike in week

The U.S. military carried out an airstrike in Somalia on Friday, its second such action in a week after a months-long gap in strikes.

In a statement, Pentagon spokesperson Cindi King said U.S. forces conducted a strike against militants from the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab terrorist group near Qeycad, Galmudug, Somalia.

U.S. forces, which were largely withdrawn from Somalia during the Trump administration, were "conducting a remote advise and assist mission in support of designated Somali partner forces," King said, adding "there were no U.S. forces accompanying Somali forces during this operation."