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Air Delivered

Air Delivered event in Middle Juba, Jilib area, Somalia on Thu 22nd August 2019

22nd August 2019

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22 August. In Jilib, Al Shabaab militants have reportedly been killed by US air force's airstrike; including five top al-Shabab foreign officers from Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, German and Syria. The site hit was reportedly home to 543 Al Shabaab militants. The US didn't confirm the numbers but Somali security sources reportedly cited 310 to the media. Coded as 10 until other figures have been confirmed.

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Somalia (SOM)

Middle Juba ( Jilib area )

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