US military kills 100 in strike on al-Shabab training camp

[muriel_volestrangler]

A U.S. airstrike on an al-Shabab training camp in Somalia on Tuesday killed more than 100 of the al-Qaida-aligned militants, according to U.S. Africa Command.

The morning strike was conducted in coordination with the Somalian government and targeted a terrorist encampment about 125 miles northwest of Mogadishu, according to an AFRICOM statement.

“Al-Shabab has publicly committed to planning and conducting attacks against the U.S. and our partners in the region,” the statement read. “U.S. forces will continue to use all authorized and appropriate measures to protect Americans and to disable terrorist threats.”

The Tuesday strike marks the 29th American airstrike in Somalia in 2017, a marked uptick from recent years when the United States only occasionally targeted al-Shabab with drone strikes.

https://www.stripes.com/news/us-military-kills-100-in-strike-on-al-shabab-training-camp-1.498879

It's surprising the amount of killing the US military is doing without it getting much attention in the USA. This was reported by the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, but it doesn't seem to have turned up on DU.

[malaise]

1. There are times I wonder

when someone will identify the real terrorists on this planet.

And you are 100% correct re the silence on the slaughter of innocents axross the globe by the US.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Well, I'm not necessarily claiming any or all of these were "innocents"

Al Shabab are a nasty lot, and it's quite possible it was a genuine training camp. But the scale of the fighting might be better publicised in the country doing it.

[malaise]

4. I am making a bigger point - this is not just about these scumbags

but there are nasty lots on all sides. Way too many people have been killed for American interests.

[The_jackalope]

3. Good news.

al-Shabab are evil fucks.

[malaise]

5. More evil than Bush or Cheney

and their illegal war and occupation?

[The_jackalope]

6. They can all be evil fucks, right? Why choose?

Back in the day, I wouldn't have minded seeing Cheney get droned. Not at all.

[malaise]

7. Who decided that the US is judge, jury and executioner on our planet

Sorry - this madness has to stop.

[The_jackalope]

8. The Maximum Power Principle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_power_principle

It's just science, nothing personal.

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. We have to take their word for it.

Who you gonna believe?