U.S.-trained Somali National Army commandos at Baledogle Airfield, Somalia, in August. Photo: Jonathan Torgovnik for The Wall Street Journal
NAIROBI—A U.S. drone strike in Somalia killed the alleged mastermind behind a 2020 attack that left three Americans dead at a Kenyan air base, Somali and U.S. officials said Friday.
The airstrike killed Maalim Ayman, leader of an al-Shabaab unit operating in Kenya and Somalia, a senior U.S. defense official confirmed.
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