AFRICOM Refutes Involvement in Fatal Al-Shabaab Airstrike in Northeastern State
Somalia's National Army, backed by global allies, took down over 20 al-Shabaab fighters, including three key figures, in an airstrike in the Calmadow Mountains on May 26. The operation aimed at halting an imminent attack and left several others wounded.
The following day, the Northeastern State government challenged this statement. Minister of Information Mohamud Ayidi Dirir insisted that Northeastern State forces were in control of the area, disputing the federal government's claim of conducting the strike due to their…