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This capture was part of a pair of raids in Africa. The other one targeted al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda group responsible for the mall attack last month in Kenya. 

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Abu Anas topped the government’s most-wanted fugitives list for about 15 years, and the U.S. once offered $5 million for information leading to his location. 

The terrorist will now face a trial in the U.S.

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