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U.S. strike kills senior Shabaab leader in Somalia: government
Source: Reuters
U.S. strike kills senior Shabaab leader in Somalia: government
BY ABDI SHEIKH
MOGADISHU Wed Feb 4, 2015 10:12am EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. missile strike launched in Somalia last week killed Islamist group al Shabaab's mastermind behind attacks at home and abroad, the Somali government said on Wednesday.
The United States said on Tuesday it had launched the drone strike to kill Yusef Dheeq, al Shabaab's chief of external operations and planning for intelligence and security, adding that if it was successful it would be a major blow to the group.
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The strike was the latest in an ongoing campaign against al Shabaab. In September, a U.S. drone killed the group's main leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, while a drone hit on Dec. 29 killed another senior al Shabaab militant.
"Yusuf Dheeg was the coordinator of guerrilla attacks inside and outside Somalia," Somalia's national intelligence and security agency said in a statement announcing his death. "He was also one of the main leaders of al Shabaab."
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BY ABDI SHEIKH
MOGADISHU Wed Feb 4, 2015 10:12am EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. missile strike launched in Somalia last week killed Islamist group al Shabaab's mastermind behind attacks at home and abroad, the Somali government said on Wednesday.
The United States said on Tuesday it had launched the drone strike to kill Yusef Dheeq, al Shabaab's chief of external operations and planning for intelligence and security, adding that if it was successful it would be a major blow to the group.
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The strike was the latest in an ongoing campaign against al Shabaab. In September, a U.S. drone killed the group's main leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, while a drone hit on Dec. 29 killed another senior al Shabaab militant.
"Yusuf Dheeg was the coordinator of guerrilla attacks inside and outside Somalia," Somalia's national intelligence and security agency said in a statement announcing his death. "He was also one of the main leaders of al Shabaab."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/us-usa-somalia-shabaab-idUSKBN0L81QJ20150204