05/09/2014
Somali terror leader killed in airstrike
The Pentagon confirmed Friday that the United States killed Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of the al-Shabaab insurgent group in Somalia, in an airstrike this week. U.S. special operations forces targeted Godane in southern Somalia in a Sept. 1 attack using manned aircraft and drones to destroy an encampment and a vehicle. It took several days to confirm initial reports that he died in the attack. The United States works in coordination with its friends, allies and partners to counter the regional and global threats posed by violent extremist organizations, Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon's spokesman, said in an emailed statement confirming the mission's success. Al-Shabaab, an offshoot...
