Washington – The Pentagon on Friday confirmed the death of the leader of the al-Shabab terror group, Ahmed Abdi Godane, who was the target of a U.S. airstrike Monday in Somalia.
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The Pentagon’s press secretary, Rear Adm. John Kirby, confirmed the death in a brief written statement.
The White House declared a counterterrorism success.
“Godane’s removal is a major symbolic and operational loss to the largest al-Qaida affiliate in Africa and reflects years of painstaking work by our intelligence, military and law enforcement professionals,” a White House statement said.
U.S. officials had said after the strike on Monday that U.S. special operations forces using manned and drone aircraft had destroyed an encampment and a vehicle using several Hellfire missiles and laser-guided munitions. But they did not confirm that Godane had been killed until Friday.
Now known as shishkabob
I hope he enjoyes his gehhenom
How many “innocent civilians” did WE kill in this strike???
I’m sure the UN / WORLD will be asking about this!!
Oh I forget it’s only Israel that we ask questions
This took years of intelligence and planning to kill this one man? At this pace most of the terrorists will die of an old age.
Thanks for good news on erev shabbos!
Now why is Israel not allowed to do TARGET KILLING OF TERRORISTS just like the United States????