US soldier killed in fight with al-Shabab in Somalia
A US soldier has been killed and two others injured in Barii town, 64 km (40 miles) west of the Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a statement from US Africa Command says.
It adds that the soldiers were part of a unit advising the Somali National Army forces.
CNN quotes a US official saying they were part of the “airstrikes and ground missions against terror”.
