Tuesday, 8 December 2015

US confirms death of top Islamic State leader in Libya


NAN

The US has confirmed the death of the Islamic State’s senior leader in Libya, known as Abu Nabil, who was targeted in a November 13 US air strike.

Nabil died in the strike carried out by F-15 aircraft on a compound in the city of Derna.
Pentagon spokesman, Capt. Jeff Davis also confirmed that a senior leader of the al Qaeda-affiliated group, al Shabaab was killed in a U.S. military air strike in Somalia carried out on December 2.

The Pentagon named him as Abdirahman Sandhere, also known as “Ukash,” and said the strike represented a significant blow to the group.

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