Pentagon confirms senior Shebab leader killed in Somalia
Shebab militants have claimed responsibility for a string of recent attacks in Somalia
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WASHINGTON, DC:
The Pentagon confirmed Monday that a senior Shebab leader targeted in a drone strike in Somalia last week was killed in the attack.
Hassan Ali Dhoore, who was killed Thursday, allegedly was part of the Islamist insurgent group's security and intelligence wing, and had been involved in planning attacks in Mogadishu.
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"The Department of Defense has confirmed that Hassan Ali Dhoore, a senior leader of Al-Shebab, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, was killed as a result of a US military strike in Somalia carried out on March 31," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said.
"He has planned and overseen attacks resulting in the death of at least three US citizens," he added.
Shebab militants have claimed responsibility for a string of recent attacks including a twin bombing at a busy restaurant in the Somali city of Baidoa in February.
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The strike against Dhoore comes less than a month after US drones and warplanes hammered a Shebab training camp in Somalia, killing more than 150 fighters the Pentagon said were prepping for a "large-scale" attack.
The Pentagon confirmed Monday that a senior Shebab leader targeted in a drone strike in Somalia last week was killed in the attack.
Hassan Ali Dhoore, who was killed Thursday, allegedly was part of the Islamist insurgent group's security and intelligence wing, and had been involved in planning attacks in Mogadishu.
Blast on Somalia airplane Tuesday ‘was caused by bomb’
"The Department of Defense has confirmed that Hassan Ali Dhoore, a senior leader of Al-Shebab, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, was killed as a result of a US military strike in Somalia carried out on March 31," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said.
"He has planned and overseen attacks resulting in the death of at least three US citizens," he added.
Shebab militants have claimed responsibility for a string of recent attacks including a twin bombing at a busy restaurant in the Somali city of Baidoa in February.
Militant group kills 30 in twin blasts in Somali town
The strike against Dhoore comes less than a month after US drones and warplanes hammered a Shebab training camp in Somalia, killing more than 150 fighters the Pentagon said were prepping for a "large-scale" attack.