Somalia: US drone strike kills Garissa attack mastermind

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BARDERA, Somalia, July 16, 2015 (Garowe Online)-Suspected US drone strike has killed two Al Shabaab commanders near Gedo regional district of Bardera of southwestern Somalia on Thursday morning, Garowe Online reports.

The strikes reportedly hit a car carrying Garissa university attack mastermind Gamadhere and Ismael Jabhad in Jungal area which lies 30km from Bardera

The two killed commanders were heading to trenches dug in by Al Shabaab militants as Ethiopian troops prepare for anti-militant push.

On March 7, Somalia federal government for the first time disclosed that it would use drones for offensives against Al Shabaab fighters.

Al Shabaab is seeking to oust UN-backed central government and to impose its austere rule in central and southern Somalia.

Al Shabaab remains beleaguered after its power has been badly weakened by intense military campaign by allied forces, bitter dissension and defections. 

GAROWE ONLINE 

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