Another US air strike in Somalia
The United States has carried out an airstrike against what the Pentagon’s calling call a senior al-Shabab leader in Somalia. The US spokesman says officials don’t believe there were civilian casualties. It’s not known if the airstrike hit its target. Three months ago a US airstrike in Somalia killed al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane. […]
Coup attempt in The Gambia
There appears to have been an attempt to overthrow the president of The Gambia while he’s out of the country. Heavy gunfire’s erupted near the presidential palace in the capital, Banjul, reports say. With President Yahya Jammeh abroad, soldiers of the presidential guard in The Gambia have tried to stage a coup. Details are thin […]