U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia Killed Dozens of Terrorists
ANDERSON: I want to get you back up to date on what is going on, on Wall Street. We have seen quite a significant decline. First hour of trading the market down a lot more than it is now. They are clawing at the stock prices, back those investors out there buying today, but these numbers are significant, viewers. Because we are seeing a selloff of U.S. stocks in the context of what's been going on across this year again. Here is what's happening on the Dow right now, down more than 1.5 percent. That's over 400 points. That's with the market just flicking above 24,500 at present. We've got three major indices now down or around negative for the first time in the year and continuing to fall at this point. This is significant. Keep an eye on those markets. Well this is our third breaking news story this hour. The U.S. military says it's dealt a blow to Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia. Ryan Browne joins us from the Pentagon. What do you have?</s>RYAN BROWNE, CNN PENTAGON REPORTER: Well, Becky, the U.S. military is saying it killed some 37 Al-Shabaab militants in a series of air strikes on Monday. Now, this is a significant number of militants. The U.S. has been conducting targeted air strikes against this Al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia since the start of the Trump administration. But usually these strikes are small scale, a few militants here or there. This is two sizable targets of militants, one strike killing some 27 fighters. A second strike killing some 10 fighters. Now, this all comes as the U.S. military is actually planning to reduce its military footprint in Africa as the U.S. seeks to counter Russia and China, focus on more near competitor challenges. The U.S. is drawing down in much of Africa, we're being told over the next several of years. However, Somalia is one place the U.S. will not be drawing down. The U.S. has some 500 troops there and they conduct these air strikes periodically in support of the government that is based in Mogadishu. But again, this is just an ongoing campaign against Al-Shabaab that remains potent, remains able to strike throughout Somalia. So, the U.S. continuing its pressure for now.</s>ANDERSON: Ryan is on the ground, thank you. You're watching CONNECT THE WORLD. I'm Becky Anderson live from Abu Dhabi. More on that story, of course, as we get it. Coming up this hour, one major tech firm has sparked fresh uproar over a decision it just made about how it does business in the West Bank. We're live in Jerusalem with the details.