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U.S. Says 2 Al-Shabab Commanders Killed in Somalia

HeadlineJun 09, 2016

The military has confirmed two senior commanders of the militant group al-Shabab have been killed in Somalia. The U.S. Africa Command said one of the commanders was killed by a U.S. airstrike in late May, while the other, Mohamud Dulyadeyn, died in a Somali ground operation. He was accused of masterminding the attacks on a Kenyan university last year that killed 148 people.

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