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US Targets Al Shabaab Leader With Drone Strike In Somalia: Pentagon
A US air strike last week targeted a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, but the Pentagon was still assessing the drone strike operation's results, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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US Air Strike In Somalia Killed Senior Al Shabaab Leader: Pentagon
A US air strike last week killed a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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US Strikes Al Shabaab Training Camp In Somalia, More Than 150 Killed
The US military carried out a drone strike over the weekend targeting a training camp run by Somali Islamist group al Shabaab about 120 miles north of capital Mogadishu over the weekend, killing more than 150 fighters, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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US Drone Strike Killed Al Shabaab Leader in Somalia
It said in a statement that the strike last Thursday hit a vehicle carrying Garaar, a top official of the al Shabaab militant group, which the Pentagon says targets U.S. and other Western interests to further al Qaeda's goals.
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US Strike Targets Shebab Militant in Somalia
The US military has carried out an air strike against an al-Shebab militant in Somalia and is checking whether the senior figure was killed in the operation, the Pentagon said Friday.
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US Strikes Against Senior Al Shabaab Leader in Somalia
The United States carried out a drone strike in Somalia against a senior leader of militant group Al Shabaab, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding his death would represent a major blow to a group already losing ground in the country.
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US Launches Air Strike in Somalia Targeting Militant Leader
The US military launched an air strike in Somalia on Monday targeting a senior leader of the Al Qaeda-aligned Al Shabaab militant group, the Pentagon said.
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US Confirms Death of Al Shabaab Leader Godane in Somalia Strike
The Pentagon confirmed on Friday that Ahmed Abdi Godane, a leader of the al Shabaab Islamist group, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Somalia this week, calling it a "major symbolic and operational loss" for the al Qaeda-affiliated militants.
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Pentagon: Death of al Shabaab Leader in US Strike Would be Major Blow
The Pentagon is assessing whether an airstrike on an encampment in Somalia killed al Shabaab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, but if confirmed the militant's death would represent a "very significant" blow to the group, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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Barack Obama approved operation to nab Al Qaeda operative al-Libi
The operation to capture top Al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al-Libi, detained in a secure location outside Libya, was approved by US President Barack Obama, the Pentagon said today.
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Barack Obama plans shift on drone strikes and Guantanamo Bay
President Barack Obama plans to open a new phase in the nation's long struggle with terrorism on Thursday by restricting the use of unmanned drone strikes that have been at the heart of his national security strategy and shifting control of them away from the CIA to the military.
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US Targets Al Shabaab Leader With Drone Strike In Somalia: Pentagon
A US air strike last week targeted a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, but the Pentagon was still assessing the drone strike operation's results, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
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US Air Strike In Somalia Killed Senior Al Shabaab Leader: Pentagon
A US air strike last week killed a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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US Strikes Al Shabaab Training Camp In Somalia, More Than 150 Killed
The US military carried out a drone strike over the weekend targeting a training camp run by Somali Islamist group al Shabaab about 120 miles north of capital Mogadishu over the weekend, killing more than 150 fighters, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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US Drone Strike Killed Al Shabaab Leader in Somalia
It said in a statement that the strike last Thursday hit a vehicle carrying Garaar, a top official of the al Shabaab militant group, which the Pentagon says targets U.S. and other Western interests to further al Qaeda's goals.
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US Strike Targets Shebab Militant in Somalia
The US military has carried out an air strike against an al-Shebab militant in Somalia and is checking whether the senior figure was killed in the operation, the Pentagon said Friday.
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US Strikes Against Senior Al Shabaab Leader in Somalia
The United States carried out a drone strike in Somalia against a senior leader of militant group Al Shabaab, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding his death would represent a major blow to a group already losing ground in the country.
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US Launches Air Strike in Somalia Targeting Militant Leader
The US military launched an air strike in Somalia on Monday targeting a senior leader of the Al Qaeda-aligned Al Shabaab militant group, the Pentagon said.
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US Confirms Death of Al Shabaab Leader Godane in Somalia Strike
The Pentagon confirmed on Friday that Ahmed Abdi Godane, a leader of the al Shabaab Islamist group, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Somalia this week, calling it a "major symbolic and operational loss" for the al Qaeda-affiliated militants.
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Pentagon: Death of al Shabaab Leader in US Strike Would be Major Blow
The Pentagon is assessing whether an airstrike on an encampment in Somalia killed al Shabaab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, but if confirmed the militant's death would represent a "very significant" blow to the group, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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Barack Obama approved operation to nab Al Qaeda operative al-Libi
The operation to capture top Al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al-Libi, detained in a secure location outside Libya, was approved by US President Barack Obama, the Pentagon said today.
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Barack Obama plans shift on drone strikes and Guantanamo Bay
President Barack Obama plans to open a new phase in the nation's long struggle with terrorism on Thursday by restricting the use of unmanned drone strikes that have been at the heart of his national security strategy and shifting control of them away from the CIA to the military.
