The Pentagon confirmed on Friday that Ahmed Godane, a founder of the al-Shabaab Islamist group, was killed in a U.S. air strike in Somalia this week, calling it a "major symbolic and operational loss" for the al Qaeda-affiliated organization. Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said in a statement "We have confirmed that Ahmed Godane, the co-founder of al-Shabaab, has been killed."â©â©
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