The U.S. launched airstrikes in southern Somalia on Saturday. The U.S. military claims the strikes killed two members of the militant group al-Shabab. The U.S. justified the attack saying it was done “in defense of designated partner forces.” In May, President Biden approved a Pentagon plan to redeploy up to 500 U.S. troops to Somalia. The move reversed a withdrawal ordered by then-President Trump during his final days in office.