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Key militant leader killed in U.S. air strike, Somalia says
Source: Reuters
Key militant leader killed in U.S. air strike, Somalia says
BY ABDI SHEIKH
MOGADISHU Tue Dec 30, 2014 11:12am EST
(Reuters) - The leader of a unit of the Somali militant group al Shabaab was killed by a U.S. air strike in Somalia, Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency said on Tuesday.
"With the help of the Somali national security and intelligence agency and its U.S. counterpart, an al Shabaab leader was killed last night," the security agency said in a statement.
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The Somali statement said the leader, who it identified as Abdishakur, also known as Tahliil, was the head of Amniyat, an elite unit blamed for suicide attacks in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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BY ABDI SHEIKH
MOGADISHU Tue Dec 30, 2014 11:12am EST
(Reuters) - The leader of a unit of the Somali militant group al Shabaab was killed by a U.S. air strike in Somalia, Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency said on Tuesday.
"With the help of the Somali national security and intelligence agency and its U.S. counterpart, an al Shabaab leader was killed last night," the security agency said in a statement.
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The Somali statement said the leader, who it identified as Abdishakur, also known as Tahliil, was the head of Amniyat, an elite unit blamed for suicide attacks in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/30/us-usa-somalia-airstrike-idUSKBN0K814U20141230
