The US Air Force eliminated the leader of the terrorist group in Somalia

One of the leaders of the radical group "Al-Shabab" Hassan Ali Dhura was eliminated as a result of the US Air Force air strike in Somalia, reports Associated Press.

According to the Pentagon, Hassan Ali Dhura directly involved in two terrorist attacks in Somalia: attack on Mogadishu airport group in 2014 and the attack on a hotel in the Somali capital in 2015. When attacks killed about 30 people.

The attack took place not far from the border with Kenya. As a result of air strikes except Hassan Ali Dhura were killed two more people.

Earlier, the Pentagon reported that the main purpose of the US Air Force strike on the positions of militants of the terrorist group "Al-Shabab" in Somalia was one of its leaders, Ali Hassan Dhura.

In 2012, "Al-Shabab" has teamed up with the "Al-Qaeda".

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