French intelligence services assisted Washington in the operation that killed the commander of Somalia’s Shabaab militant group earlier this month, local media reported Saturday.
“France and President (Francois Hollande) supported with intelligence and coordination” a U.S. air strike that killed Ahmed Godane, the commander of the Islamist faction responsible for a string of deadly attacks throughout Somalia, the weekly Le Point magazine said.
The U.S. confirmed that Godane – one of the world’s eight top terror fugitives – was killed in a drone and aircraft strike in southern Somalia on September 1…
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