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(Kismayo) 10 June 2018<\/strong><\/span> – The U.S. soldier who was killed during an ambush attack in Somalia<\/a>\u00a0on Friday has been identifed as an eight-year Army veteran from Arizona who had previously served in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Conrad, 26, of Chandler, had been supporting Operation Octave Shiel, a joint coalition effort by U.S., Kenyan and Somali soldiers to drive out the al Qaeda-affiliated group, al-Shabab, U.S. defense Department officials said Saturday.<\/p>\n

Conrad and other coalition soldiers came under mortar and small-arms fire in Jubaland, about 217 miles southwest of Mogadishu, the Somali capital.<\/p>\n

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The soldier died \u201cof injuries sustained from enemy indirect fire,\u201d the Defense Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Four other service members were wounded.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump on Friday offered his condolences after the Somalia attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy thoughts and prayers are with the families of our serviceman who was killed and his fellow servicemen who were wounded in Somalia,\u201d Trump tweeted. \u201cThey are truly all HEROES.\u201d<\/p>\n

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My thoughts and prayers are with the families of our serviceman who was killed and his fellow servicemen who were wounded in Somalia. They are truly all HEROES.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 9 juni 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n