Civilians driven out of Buulomareer town by Al Shabab (AFP PHOTO/AMISOM Photo/Tobin Jones)
Mogadishu:
United States military forces launched air strikes against the leader of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab, the government said on 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.