U.S. Drone Strike Takes Out Senior Al-Shabaab Leader

A senior member of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group has been killed in a U.S. airstrike in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia, reports the Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu). On Tuesday, the terrorist was killed when his vehicle was hit as he traveled outside the town of Kunya Barrow, local residents said. The Al-Shabaab militant had direct ties to Al-Qaida, said a U.S. Africa Command release. The attack was coordinated with the Somali government, the command said. The...