Pentagon confirms death of Al-Shabaab terrorist Adan Garar

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Adan Garar described as "a key operative responsible for coordinating Al-Shabaab's external operations".
  • He was "connected" to the Westgate massacre.

WASHINGTON

The US military said on Wednesday that a drone strike in Somalia last week killed a senior Al-Shabaab figure linked to the notorious 2013 attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi.

The US drone raid on March 12 struck a vehicle carrying Adan Garar, who "was a key operative responsible for coordinating Al-Shabaab's external operations" and was "connected" to the Westgate massacre, the Pentagon said in a statement.

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