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- ↑ Madhani, Aamer; Long, Colleen (25 January 2023). "US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia". AP News. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ↑ Carter, Brian; Tyson, Kathryn; Karr, Liam; Mills, Peter (1 February 2023). "Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, February 1, 2023". Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute.
- ↑ "US Military Kills Senior Islamic State Official in Somalia". VOA News . Associated Press. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ Martinez, Luis (26 January 2023). "Top Islamic State leader killed in U.S. raid in Somalia, officials say". ABC News. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ↑ US military operation kills senior ISIS leader in Somalia, Haley Britzky and Sam Fossum, CNN, January 26, 2023
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