U.S. Confirms Death Of Top Islamic State Leader In Libya

The U.S. has confirmed the death of the Islamic State’s senior leader in Libya, known as Abu Nabil, who was targeted in a Nov. 13 U.S. air strike.
Nabil died in the strike carried out by F-15 aircraft on a compound in the city of Derna.
Pentagon spokesman, Capt. Jeff Davis also confirmed that a senior leader of the al Qaeda-affiliated group, al Shabaab was killed in a U.S. military air strike in Somalia carried out on Dec. 2.
The Pentagon named him as Abdirahman Sandhere, also known as “Ukash,” and said the strike represented a significant blow to the group. (Reuters/NAN)