US military raid kills key Islamic State regional leader in Somalia, officials say
by AFP in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#68833)
Bilal al-Sudani, responsible for fostering the growing presence of IS in Africa', was killed in strike approved by Joe Biden
A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden this week killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, according to US officials.
Sudani was killed on Wednesday during a gunfight after US troops descended on a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia hoping to capture him.
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