 [ABC News] An American member of an al Qaeda-connected terror group has been killed in fighting in Somalia, according to intelligence and government officials there.
| Gone to hell, as he deserved. I hope he found life as a jihadi considerably less inspiring than he planned. |
The fighter, a Somali-American man known as Dahir Gurey Sheikh Ali Guled, was found dead in Mogadishu after a street battle between the militant group, Al Shabab, and pro-government forces.
A US official told ABC News that Gurey was believed to be an American citizen who arrived in Somalia earlier this year, but cautioned that the US government has not independently confirmed Mr. Gurey's death or nationality. Somali officials said the man had documents on him that indicated he was American.| Now they can plant him in Somalia. |
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