{"id":687504,"date":"2019-08-21T10:12:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T10:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"23\">The U.S. military says it has conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab militant in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia, killing a militant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-wo"},"modified":"2019-08-21T10:12:48","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T10:12:48","slug":"somalia-u-s-says-airstrike-in-somalia-kills-al-shabaab-militant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/21\/somalia-u-s-says-airstrike-in-somalia-kills-al-shabaab-militant\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia: U.S. Says Airstrike in Somalia Kills Al-Shabaab Militant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"23\">The U.S. military says it has conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab militant in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia, killing a militant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"36\">In a statement, U.S. Africa Command says the airstrike was carried out Tuesday in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia. 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