Itangazo ry'uburongozi bwa gisirikare ca Amerika muri Afrika rivuga riti:"Ibitero vy'indege vya Amerika vyatumbereye abagwanyi ba al-Shabab inyuma y'aho Amerika n'abo bafashanya bagiriweko ibitero." Ishure yasambuwe n'ikibombe caturitse muri Somalia Al-Shabab yagavye igitero ku kirindiro c'abasirikare ba Somalia Ingabo za Amerika zagiye muri Somalia gufashanya n'izisanzweyo Iryo tangazo kandi rivuga ko "ivyo bitero vyakozwe bafashanije na reta ya Somalia." Amerika irafashe mu gikorwa co kugwanya aba al-Shabab gikorwa na reta ya Somalia hamwe n'ishirahamwe ry'ubumwe bwa Afrika muri Somalia (Amisom) kuva mu 2007.
