A drone strike by the US military is said to have killed a suspected Al-Shabab commander, along with four others, reported the BBC.
US officials could not confirm that the attack was successful, however local residents said that local Al-Shabab leader Sahal Iskudhuq and the others were killed when their convoy was struck by a missile.
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US drone strikes could be war crimes - Amnesty international (22 Oct 2013)
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