AFRICOM airstrike takes out al-Shabab leader behind Manda Bay attack, which killed three Americans

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AFRICOM airstrike takes out al-Shabab leader behind Manda Bay attack, which killed three Americans
Diana Stancy Correll

 A senior al-Shabab leader who plotted the attack against U.S. and Kenyan forces in Manda Bay, Kenya is dead — following a series of airstrikes in Somalia over the weekend, U.S. Africa Command announced Tuesday.

“Since Jan. 5, U.S. Africa Command and our partners have pursued those responsible for the attack on U.S. and Kenyan forces at Manda Bay,” AFRICOM commander Army Gen. Stephen Townsend said in a statement Tuesday. “This strike demonstrates that we will continue to relentlessly pursue those responsible for Manda Bay and those wishing to do harm to Americans and our African partners.”

The command said a senior leader of the violent extremist organization and his wife, also a member of al-Shabab, were both killed in precision airstrikes on Feb. 22. The command did not provide names of those killed.

Read more at: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/02/25/africom-airstrike-takes-out-al-shabab-leader-behind-manda-bay-attack-which-killed-three-americans/?fbclid=IwAR0CUQ9XUmVQWY7DJKzAAPVAs3IimvNgXaDlt8Z6tGXwbAxZYK06DQfz0Jw

There are other stories too out there that one of the airstrikes killed a telecommunications worker in Somalia.  That must have been a different airstrike.