Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Leader Of Islamist Group al-Shabaab Reported Killed In A U.S. Drone Strike In Somalia



Somali Terror Leader Behind Kenya Shopping Mall Massacre 'Killed In US Drone Strike' -- The Telegraph

'Earthquake' of missiles targets Ahmed Abde Godane, leader of Islamist group al-Shabaab

The Somali Islamist leader who ordered last year's Westgate shopping mall massacre in Kenya is believed to have been killed in a US drone strike.

Ahmed Abde Godane, the leader of the al-Shabaab militant group, is thought to have been targeted by a salvo of missiles as he left a meeting of the group's senior leaders on Monday night. The US military said it was still trying to verify whether the 37-year-old had died in the attack, but witnesses spoke of a sound like an "earthquake" as missiles hit a forested region in Somalia's Sablale forest district, 105 miles south of Mogadishu.

Godane, who is one of al-Shabab's most feared figures, gave his personal backing to last September's Westgate atrocity, in which 67 people were killed when al-Shabab gunmen armed with grenades and assault rifles attacked a shopping mall in Nairobi.

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Update: U.S. Carries Out Counterterrorism Strike Against Al-Shabaab In Somalia. Fate Of Al-Shabaab Leader Unknown

More News On reports That The Leader Of Al Shabaab Has Been Killed IN A U.S. Drone Strike In Somalia

U.S. Airstrike in Somalia Targets Shabab Leader -- NYT
U.S. strikes Somali militant camp in bid to kill al Shabaab leader -- Reuters
U.S. official: Attack targets Al-Shabaab leader, but his fate is unknown -- CNN
Ahmed Abdi Godane: What We Know About U.S. Airstrike Terror Target -- NBC
U.S. Targets Al-Shabaab Leader in Somalia in Air Attack -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Unclear if US strike killed Shebab leader -- SKY News
African terror leader targeted in U.S. strikes -- USA Today
Pentagon: death of al Shabaab leader in U.S. strike would be major blow -- Reuters
Ahmed Abdi Godane: Al-Shabab's Somali leader -- BBC
The First US Air Strike on Somalia in Months Might Have Killed Al Shabaab's Leader -- Vice

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