Dozens Dead After US Airstrikes In Somalia

All the airstrikes were carried out south of the capital Mogadishu.

The United States has carried out six airstrikes in the Gandarshe area of Somalia, killing a total of 62 extremists from the al-Shabab rebel group.

In a statement issued on Monday, the US military's African Command said it carried out four strikes on December 15, in which 34 people were killed, and two more on December 16, which killed 28.

It said all strikes were in the Gandarshe coast area, south of the capital Mogadishu.

It said that no civilians were injured or killed.

The US military statement said all six strikes were carried out in close co-ordination with Somalia's government.

It said the airstrikes were conducted to prevent al-Shabab from using remote areas as a safe haven to plot, direct, inspire, and recruit for future attacks.

British personnel have been in Somalia providing training to the Somalian National Army since January 2017.