{"id":43952,"date":"2014-09-02T06:57:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T06:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=43952"},"modified":"2014-09-02T08:33:35","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T08:33:35","slug":"us-attacks-al-shabab-militants-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/us-attacks-al-shabab-militants-in-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"US attacks al-Shabab militants in Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"
The US has carried out a military operation against al-Shabab militants in Somalia, officials say.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon is assessing the results of Monday’s operation before releasing details, a spokesman said.<\/p>\n
However a US official quoted by the American media said “a senior al-Shabab operative” had been targeted.<\/p>\n
The al-Qaeda-linked group lost control of Mogadishu to an African Union (AU) force in 2011 but still hold many southern and central areas.<\/p>\n
“We are assessing the results of the operation and will provide additional information as and when appropriate,” Pentagon spokesman John F Kirby said in a statement.<\/p>\n