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Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...-controlled area located about 20 Kilometers west of Elbur district in Galgadud region of central Somalia.
Two prominent local elders identified as Ali Hared and Yusuf Dhegay were among those killed in the drone attack, according to a statement released by Al-Shabaab.
Sources in the area said the drone has fired a missile targeting a convoy carrying civilians on the outskirts of Elbur. Al-Shabaab had denied claims that 10 hard boyz killed in the raid.
US military has intensified the airstrikes against the Al-Shabaab following October 14 deadly truck bombing that killed more than 512 people in Mogadishu’s Zoobe junction.
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The strike occurred Sunday near a small village called El Buur, located some 235 miles (375 kilometers) northeast of the capital Mogadishu. It is the seventh time this year that the U.S. has struck Shabaab.
U.S. Africa Command said the strike had been conducted in coordination with the Somali government, "killing five Lions of Islam and destroying one vehicle."