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US and Somali forces kill al-Shabaab commander with $10m bounty on head
- Maalim Ayman, a senior al-Shabab commander responsible for attacks in Somalia and Kenya, was killed in a U.S. airstrike near Jilib.
- The operation that led to Ayman's killing was a collaboration between the Somali Armed Forces and the U.S. military. There were no civilian casualties.
- Ayman was accused of preparing the Manda Bay Airfield attack, which killed a U.S. soldier and two Defense Department contractors. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Somalia: Ranghohes Mitglied der Schabab-Miliz bei US-Luftangriff getötet
Maalim Ayman soll mehrere Terrorangriffe der Schabab-Miliz geplant haben, unter anderem gegen eine US-Basis in Kenia. Nun ist der ranghohe Islamist wohl bei einer Operation der somalischen und US-Streitkräfte getötet worden.
·Hamburg, Germany
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US and Somali forces kill al-Shabaab commander with $10m bounty on head
Maalim Ayman was wanted over attack on airbase in Kenya in 2020 in which three Americans diedSomali troops and US forces have killed a senior commander of the al-Shabaab militant group who had a $10m bounty on his head over an attack that left three Americans dead.“Maalim Ayman, a senior leader of al-Shabaab, was confirmed to have been killed in a joint operation by the Somali national army with assistance from US forces on December 17th,” Kenya…
·London, United Kingdom
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left3Leaning Right5Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Right
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 27%
C 27%
R 46%
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