Terrorist group’s claim of US casualties in Somalia blast ‘not accurate,’ AFRICOM says

No U.S. troops were injured in an attack Thursday on a convoy in Somalia, where American forces have been supporting the central government’s battle against Islamic militants, according to U.S. Africa Command.

Al-Shabab, which has been waging a decadeslong battle for control, claimed on the messaging app Telegram that it had inflicted casualties on U.S. troops on the outskirts of the southern coastal city of Kismayo.

The claims of casualties “are not accurate,” AFRICOM spokesperson Kelly Cahalan said Thursday in a statement.

The convoy hit a roadside bomb Thursday morning near Kismayo, Cahalan said, adding that there also were no casualties among the Somali forces.

Read more: Stars & Stripes