The US military has announced that it had killed several militants in an airstrike against Al-Shabaab jihadists in Somalia. The attack took place early today in the Bay region in the center of the country, about 100 miles west of Mogadishu. <br/><br/>The US Africa Command said in a statement that the strike was carried out in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia. Al-Shabaab has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda and is dedicated to providing safe haven for terrorist attacks throughout the world, it said.<br/><br/>Al-Shabaab was blamed for the October 14 truck bombing in Mogadishu that killed 358 people, and an attack on a hotel on October 29 that left 27 dead.<br/><br/>On Saturday the US mission to Somalia urged all non- essential staff to leave Mogadishu immediately following a specific threat against them. That was one day after the US Africa Command launched drone strikes that targeted an Islamic State base in the country's northeast.