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(Previous Incident Code: SOM170)
The US military declared an airstrike near Qunyo Barrow that killed one al Shabaab fighter, according to a press release from US Africa Command. The attack took place on the same date that AFRICOM had carried out a retaliatory airstrike following a complex al Shabaab attack on Baledogle airfield.
The press release noted: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab terrorist near Qunyo Barrow, Somalia, Sept. 30… At this time, it is assessed this airstrike killed one (1) terrorist. Currently, AFRICOM assess no civilians were injured or killed as a result of this airstrike.”
According to a tweet by Somali MP Bashir Ganey, the target was an al Shabaab commander he named as Bashir Qorgab. A previous attack on this individual had been reported in late June 2018.
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Reports of the incident mention that the strike took place near the village Kunya Barrow (حرمك), for which the coordinates are: 0.7928186, 43.3841839. Due to limited information and satellite imagery available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Media From Sources (3)
BREAKING: US military reports a new airstrike near Kunyo Barrow, Lower Shabelle on Sept 30, killing one Shabaab militant. Meanwhile, US says it conducted only one strike against AS in Ballidogle area on Monday, not two as reported. US conducted 54 air strikes in Somalia 2019.
— Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) October 1, 2019
near the kunyo The person killed was a leader called Bashir Qorgab
— Bashir Ganey (@BashiirGaney) October 2, 2019
Update: only one US airstrike was carried out in defense of the base. A 2nd strike Monday targeted Al Shabaab near Qunyo Barrow Somalia https://t.co/PA22RP1D6v
— Ryan Browne (@rabrowne75) October 1, 2019