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Somalia: Al-Shabab Names Successor After Leader's Death
DW, 6 September 2014
The militant group al-Shabab has confirmed the death of Ahmed Abdi Godane in a US air attack earlier this week, naming a new leader in his place. The Somalian government has warned… Read more »
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Announce Death of Leader
Dalsan Radio, 4 September 2014
A twitter which belongs to Alshabaab announced the demise of their overall leader Ahmed Godane. This comes days after drones attacked and stroke the leaders of Alshabaab in… Read more »
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Somalia: Govt Denies Report On Al-Shabab Chief's Death
VOA, 5 September 2014
The Somali government has denied a report that the prime minister announced the death of al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane. Read more »
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Somalia: Statement by the Press Secretary on the Death of Ahmed Godane
White House, 5 September 2014
Today, the Department of Defense confirmed that Ahmed Godane, the leader of al-Shabaab, is dead as a result of a U.S. military targeted airstrike in Somalia undertaken over the… Read more »
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Twitter Announces the Death of Ahmed Godane
ERTA, 5 September 2014
A twitter which belongs to Al-Shabaab announced the demise of their overall leader Ahmed Godane. This comes days after drones attacked and stroke the leaders of Al-Shabaab in… Read more »
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Somalia: It Is Not Clear Whether Ahmed Godane Was Killed or Not
Dalsan Radio, 3 September 2014
In the recent attack by the American drones, several Alshabaab leaders were killed. Read more »
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Somalia: Ahmed Godane Survives Drone Attack
Dalsan Radio, 2 September 2014
According to media reports, the overall leader of Alshabaab Ahmed Godane survived the drone attack of last night. Unidentified senior member of Alshabaab confirmed that Ahmed… Read more »
Al-Shabaab & White House Confirmed Leader's Death
Al-Shabaab leader Ahmed Godane was killed by a U.S. drone attack on a convoy in Somalia, according to a statement from the White House. Godane's dath was also confirmed by a Twitter account which reportedlyt belongs to Al-Shabaab. Manned and unmanned aircraft operated by U.S. special operations forces participated in an airstrike on September 1 in Somalia that destroyed an al-Shabab encampment and a vehicle located at that camp, the Pentagon Press Secretary said.
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2 September 2014
Pentagon: Attack Targeted Al-Shabab Leader
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U.S. defense officials confirm reports that leader of the terrorist group al-Shabab was the target of recent attack in Somalia. Carla Babb has more. see more »
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The U.S. has carried out a major airstrike targeting a gathering by senior Al-Shabaab officials Lower Shabelle region. Read more »
