‘Senior IS figure’ killed in US Somalia raid
The US military says its special forces have killed senior Islamic State group commander Bilal al-Sudani and 10 associates in a raid in Somalia.
The US military says its special forces have killed senior Islamic State group commander Bilal al-Sudani and 10 associates in a raid in Somalia. The Biden administration has redeployed hundreds of US troops to Somalia, after his predecessor Donald Trump pulled them out. IS is a relatively small group in Somalia, with the al-Qaeda linked al-Shabab far more prominent.
Plus, M23 rebels say they've taken over the key strategic town of Kitshanga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after three days of intense clashes.
And there's concern for the fate of animals at a farm popular with tourists in The Gambia, after its owner was detained over allegedly planning a coup.
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