US commando killed, four wounded in Somalia attack

Al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda linked group has been fighting to overthrow the internationally backed government in Somalia. [File, AFP]

An American commando was killed Friday in an attack in southern Somalia that also wounded four US military personnel along with a Somali soldier, officials said.

The attack occurred in Jubaland, where a large force comprising about 800 Somali, Kenyan and US troops were working to clear a large area of Al-Qaeda-aligned Al-Shabaab fighters.