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US airstrike kills eight Al-Shabaab suspects in Somalia

The US military says it killed eight members of the Al-Shabab extremist group in Gandarshe area, Somalia.

The US Africa Command statement said the airstrike occurred on Saturday near Gandarshe, a community outside Mogadishu. The statement said no civilians were involved.

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