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Military

U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release

  No. NR-465-14
IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 05, 2014

Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby on Ahmed Godane


'We have confirmed that Ahmed Godane, the co-founder of al-Shabaab, has been killed. The U.S. military undertook operations against Godane on Sept. 1, which led to his death. Removing Godane from the battlefield is a major symbolic and operational loss to al-Shabaab. The United States works in coordination with its friends, allies and partners to counter the regional and global threats posed by violent extremist organizations.'

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16924



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