U.S. drone strike targets al-Shabab in Somalia

Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby.
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The Pentagon announced Tuesday that on Jan. 31, the United States conducted an airstrike against the al-Shabab militant organization in Somalia.

"A little bit after 9 a.m. eastern time [Jan. 31] U.S. Special Operations Forces conducted a strike south of Mogadishu using unmanned aircraft and several hellfire missiles," Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters. "This operation was a direct strike against the al-Shabab network and the terrorist group's chief of external operations and planning for intelligence and security."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.