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U.S. air strike in Somalia targets al Shabaab senior leader –Pentagon

Al Shabaab militants parade new recruits after arriving in Mogadishufrom their training camp south of the capital in this October 21, 2010 file photo.

The U.S. military has carried out an air strike against a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabaab in Somalia, the Pentagon said on Friday.

The results of the air strike, which was carried out on Thursday, were still being assessed, it said.

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