Somalia - Feb 3

The Pentagon has reported that on January 31, the United States conducted a drone strike intended to kill Yusef Dheeq, the head of al-Shabaab’s external operations and planning for intelligence and security. However, the Pentagon has not confirmed as to whether or not the strike was successful, but said that it expected no civilian causalities. The United States has carried out drone strikes in the past for similar purposes, successfully killing al-Shabaab’s leader Ahmed Abdi Godane in September. Source: Reuters