Drone strike targeted senior Al-Shabaab militant, US says
An undated photo of a drone firing a missile. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
US drone aircraft targeted a senior figure in Somalia's Al-Shabaab militia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, in the latest bid to take out leaders of the Al-Qaeda-linked group.
US special operations forces "using unmanned aircraft and several Hellfire missiles" carried out the strike on Saturday against Al-Shabaab's chief of external operations and planning, spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters.
