US airstrikes in Somalia continue at rapid pace even after force relocation January 26 In this Dec. 8, 2008, file photo, armed al-Shabab fighters on pickup trucks prepare to travel into the city, just outside Mogadishu, in Somalia. (Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP) Airstrikes targeting terrorists in Somalia have continued at a rapid pace since troops were relocated from the country earlier this month. AFRICOM has conducted three airstrikes against al-Shabab compounds and key leaders in Somalia since Jan. 15, an estimated 700 troops withdrew from the country on orders from former President Donald Trump. The command has conducted a total of six airstrikes since the new year began, according to an AFRICOM spokesman as of Jan. 24.