Credit: Reuters/U.S. Department of State/Handout
Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed alias Ahmed Godane is seen in this undated handout photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of State.
U.S. forces struck Godane's encampment in south-central Somalia with Hellfire missiles and laser-guided munitions on Monday, but the Pentagon did not confirm his death until Friday, saying it was still assessing the results of the airstrike.
(Reporting by Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh; Writing by James Macharia; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)
Entities 0 Name: Godane Count: 1 1 Name: Ahmed Godane Count: 1 2 Name: James Macharia Count: 1 3 Name: U.S. Department of State Count: 1 4 Name: S. Department of State\/Handout Ahmed Abdi Count: 1 5 Name: U.S. Count: 1 6 Name: Somalia Count: 1 7 Name: Abdi Count: 1 8 Name: Feisal Omar Count: 1 9 Name: Pentagon Count: 1 10 Name: Sonya Hepinstall Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1rNkbje Title: Pentagon: Ahmed Abdi Godane, Somali terror group leader, killed in U.S. airstrike Description: MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's government has credible intelligence that Islamic militants are planning attacks following the death of their leader in a U.S. air strike Monday, a top official said. In a televised speech Friday night, Gen. Khalif Ahmed Ereg, Somalia's national security minister, said targets including medical and educational institutions could be targeted.
