US bombs Somalia's Shebab leader, others

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 8:48 am

Abu Zubayr, Somalia’s Shebab leader

US military forces launched air strikes against the leader of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab, the government said Tuesday, but gave no details if the attack was successful.

“The Americans carried out a major air strike targeting a gathering by senior Al-Shebab officials, including their leader Abu-Zubayr,” said Abdukadir Mohamed Nur, governor for southern Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region. The Pentagon have confirmed an “operation” was carried out.

Abu-Zubayr is the often used name for Shebab supreme commander Ahmed Abdi Godane, listed by the US State Department as one of the world’s eight top terror fugitives.