
US airstrike kills extremist al-Shabab leader: 'Thorn removed from the Somali nation'
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U.S. Africa Command said that it carried out an airstrike in Somalia on Saturday that killed a top leader of the al-Shabaab extremist group.
"His death is a thorn removed from the Somali nation, and the Somali people will be relieved from his misguidance and horrific acts," the Somali government said in a statement. Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to Paul.Best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
The al-Qaeda-linked group has thousands of fighters in Somalia and has claimed responsibility for a series of terror attacks in recent months, including one on a Somali government office in the Hiran region that left 20 people dead on Monday.
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