A Green Beret was killed fighting terrorists in Somalia

At least one US special forces soldier was killed and four US service members were wounded after an enemy attack in Jubaland, Somalia, according to a statement from US Africa Command (AFRICOM).

One US service member reportedly received sufficient medical care at the scene and three others were transported out of the area to receive treatment.

A coalition comprised of around 800 US, Somalian, and Kenyan forces came under attack by mortar and small-arms fire at around 2:45 p.m. local time, AFRICOM said. One coalition service member was wounded.

The coalition forces were conducting a "multi-day operation" to clear al-Shabaab — an Islamist militant group — from villages and establish a "permanent combat outpost" around 217 miles southwest of Mogadishu.

The role of US troops during the operation was to provide aerial surveillance and to provide other assistance to the coalition group. The US's role in AFRICOM's area of responsibility has come under heavy scrutiny following an October 2017 ambush in Niger that left four soldiers dead.

According to a military source, the slain Green Beret provided intelligence during a mission to build a joint base for Somali forces, The Daily Beast reported.

President Donald Trump offered his condolences following the announcement: "My thoughts and prayers are with the families of our serviceman who was killed and his fellow servicemen who were wounded in [Somalia]," Trump said in a tweet. "They are truly all HEROES."

On June 11, 2018, the US military said it killed 49 members of al-Shabaab in three separate airstrike over a period of 12 days. The US said no civilians were killed during the strikes.

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