{"id":94333,"date":"2018-04-13T12:34:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T16:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longwarjournal.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=94333"},"modified":"2018-04-13T12:34:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T16:34:29","slug":"us-continues-jilib-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.longwarjournal.org\/archives\/2018\/04\/us-continues-jilib-somalia.php","title":{"rendered":"US continues to disrupt Shabaab&#8217;s attack campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"viz1516376894157\" class=\"tableauPlaceholder\" style=\"position: relative;\"><noscript><a href='https:&#47;&#47;www.longwarjournal.org&#47;us-airstrikes-in-the-long-war'><img alt='Dashboard 1 ' src='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;US&#47;USStrikesAgainstShabaabinSomalia&#47;Dashboard1&#47;1_rss.png' style='border: none' \/><\/a><\/noscript><object class=\"tableauViz\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><param name=\"host_url\" value=\"https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F\" \/><param name=\"embed_code_version\" value=\"3\" \/><param name=\"site_root\" value=\"\" \/><param name=\"name\" value=\"USStrikesAgainstShabaabinSomalia\/Dashboard1\" \/><param name=\"tabs\" value=\"no\" \/><param name=\"toolbar\" value=\"no\" \/><param name=\"static_image\" value=\"\/\/public.tableau.com\/static\/images\/US\/USStrikesAgainstShabaabinSomalia\/Dashboard1\/1.png\" \/><param name=\"animate_transition\" value=\"yes\" \/><param name=\"display_static_image\" value=\"yes\" \/><param name=\"display_spinner\" value=\"yes\" \/><param name=\"display_overlay\" value=\"yes\" \/><param name=\"display_count\" value=\"yes\" \/><param name=\"filter\" value=\"publish=yes\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript'>                    var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1516376894157');                    var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0];                    vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height=(divElement.offsetWidth*0.75)+'px';                    var scriptElement = document.createElement('script');                    scriptElement.src = '\/\/public.tableau.com\/javascripts\/api\/viz_v1.js';                    vizElement.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptElement, vizElement);                <\/script><\/p>\n<p>US forces continue to disrupt al Qaeda&#8217;s attempts to terrorize Somali civilians with improvised explosive attacks. In a strike on Apr. 11, US forces destroyed a Shabaab\u00a0vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) in the vicinity of\u00a0Jana Cabdalle, Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>No casualties were mentioned in the US Forces Africa Command (AFRICOM) <a href=\"\/\/www.africom.mil\/media-room\/pressrelease\/30610\/u-s-conducts-airstrike-in-support-of-the-federal-government-of-somalia\">press statement<\/a> that was released today.<\/p>\n<p>In the past six months, US forces have thrice <a href=\"\/\/www.longwarjournal.org\/archives\/2018\/01\/us-strikes-shabaab-outside-somali-capital.php\">interdicted<\/a> Shabaab car bombs and prevented imminent attacks against civilians in the Somalia capital, Mogadishu. The past four US strikes in Somalia have also targeted Shabaab vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Despite American efforts to disrupt these assaults, Shabaab regularly targets Somali civilians with\u00a0car bombs and other improvised explosive devices. Just yesterday, Shabaab <a href=\"\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/04\/13\/africa\/somalia-soccer-game-bomb-al-shabaab-intl\/index.html\">bombed<\/a> a soccer stadium in Barawe, killing at least five. A week ago, Shabaab <a href=\"\/\/www.janes.com\/article\/79162\/al-shabaab-svbied-attack-kills-two-security-officials-in-somalia-s-mogadishu\">targeted<\/a> the capital with a car bomb.<\/p>\n<p>Jana Cabdalle is located in southern Somalia, about 50 km northwest of Kismayo, a port city that was formerly a Shabaab stronghold. The United States previously conducted strikes in this village in <a href=\"\/\/www.longwarjournal.org\/archives\/2017\/12\/us-strikes-shabaab-outside-of-kismayo.php\">Dec. 2017<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.longwarjournal.org\/archives\/2018\/01\/us-strike-kills-4-shabaab-terrorists.php\">Jan. 2018<\/a>, but did not identify it by name.\u00a0Jana Cabdalle is also roughly 75 km southwest of Jilib, a known Shabaab safe haven. The United States has <a href=\"\/\/www.longwarjournal.org\/archives\/2018\/04\/jilib.php\">concentrated<\/a> firepower against Shabaab in and around Jilib, both this year and over the entire decade-long air campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Jana Cabdalle, Jilib, and other towns where a number of US airstrikes have taken place, are located in the Jubba River Valley, which is a known safe haven for Shabaab. 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