American forces kill senior al Qaeda leader in Libya
By Bill Roggio & Alexandra Gutowski | March 28, 2018 | Bill@gmail.com |
The US military killed Musa Abu Dawud, a high-ranking al Qaeda leader in Libya, in an airstrike last weekend. The strike took place in the southwestern corner of Libya which borders Algerian, Niger, and Chad.
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced today that Dawud and another jihadist were killed in the March 24 airstrike in the southwestern town of Ubari (also known as Awbari).
“Now that operational reporting and the battle damage assessment is fully complete, the command is able to confirm the death of Dawud,†AFRICOM reported.
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