06/09/2014
Al Shabaab confirms airstrike killed leader
The Somali Islamist militant group Al Shabaab has confirmed that its leader Ahmed Godane was killed in a US air strike last week and named a new leader, promising ''great distress'' to its enemies. US forces struck Godane's encampment in south-central Somalia with Hellfire missiles and laser-guided munitions on Monday, but the Pentagon did not confirm his death until Friday. Western governments and neighbouring countries want to neutralise...
