国际英语资讯:U.S. military kills 17 Al-Shabaab militants as it intensifies airstrikes in Somalia
<p><span word="MOGADISHU">MOGADISHU</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="airstrikes">airstrikes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 17 <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Shabaab">Shabaab</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> (<span word="Africom">Africom</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="some">some</span> 25 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mogadishu">Mogadishu</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 27, <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>-<span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="improvised">improvised</span> <span word="explosive">explosive</span> <span word="device">device</span>, <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mogadishu">Mogadishu</span>.</p><p><span word="Africom">Africom</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="some">some</span> 13 <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 24 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="intensifies">intensifies</span> <span word="airstrikes">airstrikes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weed">weed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Shabaab">Shabaab</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Horn">Horn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="partnering">partnering</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="AMISOM">AMISOM</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="SNSF">SNSF</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="counterterrorism">counterterrorism</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="camps">camps</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="havens">havens</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="extremists">extremists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="allegiance">allegiance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Qaeda">Qaeda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>, <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Shabaab">Shabaab</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="prepares">prepares</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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