An Army team at Dover Air Force Base receives the remains of Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Conrad, who was killed June 8, 2018, by al-Shabaab militiants in Somalia. Cliff Owen/Associated Press

America’s Other Endless War: Battling al-Shabaab in Somalia The death of Staff Sgt. Alex Conrad puts into sharp relief the cost of the U.S.’s long fight against the militant group