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Though Somalia says the raid was repelled, the major attack nevertheless came just days after a similar raid was conducted on a Ugandan military base in southern Somalia.
Kunyo Barrow, where the most recent strike took place, is located in the Jubba River Valley, a stronghold of the al Qaeda affiliate.
The action took place in Jilib, roughly 385 kilometers (239 miles) southwest of Mogadishu, AFRICOM statement says
The U.S.-Africa partnership in the fight against HIV/AIDS created a historic precedent that will inform the scope and scale of future global health and development campaigns. Over the past eight years,U.S.-Africa political and economic cooperation have intensified toaddress shared interests. Historically high levels of aid to Africashould continue because strengthened African partners are in theU.S. national interest.
A premier US military exercise encompassing 18 countries got underway last week in locations across West and North Africa. Most of the participating nations are from the continent.