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U.S. Drone Kills Two In Somalia

Jillian Morabito |
October 28, 2013 | 12:49 p.m. PDT

Executive Producer

(Predator Drone/Creative Commons)
(Predator Drone/Creative Commons)
Two Islamist al Shabaab insurgents were killed by U.S. drone strikes, Reuters reports.

The attack occurred south of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. 

A witness and local resident named Hassan Nur said, "This afternoon, I heard a big crash and saw a drone disappearing far into the sky, at least two militants died. I witnessed a Suzuki car burning, many al Shabaab men came to the scene. I could see them carry the remains of two corpses. It was a heavy missile that the drone dropped. Many cars were driving ahead of me but the drone targeted this Suzuki." 

The U.S. does not report activity in Somalia, however it is known that drones have been used in recent years to stop rebel armies.

Al Shabaab is a militant group with ties to al Qaeda and is designated as terrorist group by the United States. 

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