US military member killed in action in Somalia

CNN – by Barbara Starr

A US military member was killed and two others were wounded in Somalia Friday when they were attacked while on a mission advising Somali National Army forces, a US defense official confirmed to CNN.

The incident occurred 40 miles west of Mogadishu near the town of Barii. The wounded are receiving medical attention, the official said. The troops came under small arms fire. 

The US troops were part of an ongoing US military program to advise and assist Somali ground forces. The mission was not part of the stepped-up effort in Somalia to conduct airstrikes and ground missions against terror targets.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/politics/us-military-member-killed-somalia/

One thought on “US military member killed in action in Somalia

  1. I read elsewhere that it was a Navy SEAL.

    Oh, well. He had no business being in Somalia anyway. That isn’t where the enemies of our Bill of Rights reside, and they’re the people he took a solemn oath to oppose.

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