A Pentagon spokesman said that USA special operations troops had come under fire after us aircraft delivered Somali forces to the target area.
The intervention became a symbol of the perils of USA interventions when two helicopters were downed in Mogadishu and the bodies of American service members were dragged through the streets.
"We grieve his death, but we celebrate his life and many accomplishments", Syzmanksi said in a statement.
"Senior Chief Kyle Milliken embodied the warrior spirit and toughness infused in our very best Navy SEALs", Rear Adm. Timothy Szymanski, commander, Naval Special Warfare Command said in a Saturday statement.
In Washington, Trump has also approved expanded military operations against the militant group, including more aggressive airstrikes and considering parts of southern Somalia areas of active hostilities.
The other injured service members are receiving proper medical attention and were taken to neighboring Djibouti for care.
A raid by Somalia's military has killed a regional leader of the Takfiri al-Shabab militant group and three of his comrades in the west of the capital, Mogadishu.
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The spokesman for al Shabaab was not available for immediate comment.
A Somali soldier patrols next to the burnt-out wreckage of a vehicle that was used by suspected al-Shabab fighters on April 16, 2017.
Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on April 6 declared the country a war zone and launched a new offensive against al-Shabab, while offering the extremists a 60-day amnesty period to surrender. The group came under attack in the middle of the night.
U.S. Africa Command has provided intelligence, training and logistical support to the Somali army and to African Union troops battling Shabab since 2013. Hundreds of United States of America special forces rotate through Somalia annually.
The Minister said Somali security forces conducted the successful operation.
The US pulled out of Somalia after 1993, when two helicopters were shot down in Mogadishu and bodies of Americans were dragged through the streets.
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