On Saturday, March 15 2025, six alleged al-Shabaab militants were killed 150 kilometers north east of Mogadishu, Somalia, in an airstrike declared by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) forces in collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia.

In a statement released on March 17, AFRICOM confirmed the airstrike which was “at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia” and was “collective self-defense.” Their initial assessment said that “enemy combatants were killed”, and “no civilians were killed or injured.” New America reported on April 3 that AFRICOM had updated its numbers with six militants having been killed in the strike.

Local and social media sources quoted the AFRICOM statement, with Arlaadi Media reporting that “the operation eliminated ‘several combatants’”, while Horn Review and Mogadishu 24 noted that civilian casualties were “unconfirmed.”

Sources did not provide names or further details of those killed in the strike.