In Somalia, the latest US-led airstrike killed 35 extremists near the Ethiopian border. The extremists belonged to al-Shabab group which owes allegiance to al-Qaeda. The US military command for the African continent said Sunday’s airstrike targeted the terrorists as they were travelling in a rural area about 23 miles east of Beledweyne in central Hiran region.

The US has dramatically increased airstrikes against al-Shabab since President Donald Trump took office. The military has carried out 16 such strikes this year. Four airstrikes on Saturday eliminated checkpoints used by al-Shabab to collect taxes to fund its violent campaign to establish an Islamic state in the long-chaotic Horn of Africa nation.