Islamic State deputy chief in Somalia is killed by U.S. strike

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The deputy leader of the Islamic State group in Somalia was killed in an American airstrike, US military confirms.

Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.The deputy leader of the Islamic State group in Somalia was killed in an American airstrike, the U.S. military confirmed Monday.

"Today's airstrike killed Abdulhakim Dhuqub, the deputy leader of Islamic State," Puntland's security minister, Abdisamad Mohamed Galan, told Reuters on Sunday. " you take into account that they've never done a large terror attack in several years of operation, you basically have a gang stuck out in the desert," he told Reuters."Just because they are called ISIS, it doesn't make them an existential threat."

 

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catbirdmom Yay!

Good

Good to know.

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Thank you President Trump. And a thank you to our military. Muslims must be stopped.

Allahu Akbar

winning

Dang I wonder what omar has to say...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I bet that makes IlhanMN sad.

Guess what? Someone did something in Somalia. 🤷‍♀️

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