Coverage dated January 25, 2023 to January 26, 2023

US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia

Headline from WUSA9

The operation carried out on Wednesday targeted Bilal al-Sudani, a key financial facilitator for the global terrorist organization, in a mountainous cave complex.

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  1. France 24

    US military kills senior IS group official in Somalia (opens France 24)

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    U.S. special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other terrorist operatives in remote northern Somalia, senior Biden administration officials announced Thursday.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    US Military Kills Senior ISIS Leader in Northern Somalia (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    U.S. special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other terrorist operatives in remote northern Somalia.

  3. WUSA9

    US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    The operation carried out on Wednesday targeted Bilal al-Sudani, a key financial facilitator for the global terrorist organization, in a mountainous cave complex.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Senior ISIS leader in Somalia killed in US raid (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    U.S. forces killed what officials described as a senior ISIS leader in a helicopter raid in a remote area of Somalia on Thursday.

  5. New York Times

    Senior ISIS Leader in Somalia Killed in U.S. Special Operations Raid (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    No civilians or Americans were killed or injured in the operation, officials said.

  6. Fox News

    US kills key ISIS facilitator Bilal al-Sudani, 10 operatives in counterterrorism mission in Somalia (opens Fox News)

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    The U.S. military killed a key ISIS facilitator Bilal al-Sudani and about10 ISIS operatives in a counterterrorism mission that saw no casualties among American service members or civilians.

  7. The Guardian

    US military raid kills key Islamic State regional leader in Somalia, officials say (opens The Guardian)

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    Bilal al-Sudani, ‘responsible for fostering the growing presence of IS in Africa’, was killed in strike approved by Joe Biden

  8. The Daily Caller

    US Killed Top ISIS Leader In Somalia Counterterrorism Operation (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The U.S. successfully completed a counterterrorism operation in Somalia killing a top Islamic State official.

  9. NBC News

    U.S. raid in Somalia kills a senior ISIS leader, 10 ISIS fighters (opens NBC News)

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    The target of the strike was Bilal al Sudani, who U.S. officials described as a key operative and facilitator for the terror group’s global network.

  10. Washington Times

    U.S. forces kill senior ISIS leader in Somalia (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    U.S. Special Operations forces killed senior Islamic State leader Bilal al-Sudani during a raid of a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia, senior Biden administration officials confirmed on Thursday.

  11. CBS News

    U.S. military operation kills ISIS facilitator Bilal al-Sudani in Somalia (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A special forces raid Wednesday night in northern Somalia resulted in the death of ISIS operator and facilitator Bilal al-Sudani and about 10 of his ISIS associates.

  12. My9nj

    Senior Islamic State official killed by US military in remote region of Somalia (opens My9nj)

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    Pentagon officials say no civilians were injured or killed in the operation.

  13. Local News 8

    US military operation kills senior ISIS leader in Somalia (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Haley Britzky and Sam Fossum, CNN A US military operation killed a senior ISIS leader and 10 members of the terror group in northern Somalia on Wednesday, two senior Biden administration officials said on Thursday.

  14. France 24

    US raid in Somalia kills senior Islamic State figure: US official (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, US officials said Thursday.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. military says it killed senior Islamic State official in Somalia (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    U.S. special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other terrorist operatives in remote northern Somalia, the Pentagon says.

  16. Al Jazeera

    US military operation kills top ISIL leader in Somalia (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The US said the operation was carried out on January 25 on al-Sudani, ‘a key facilitator for ISIS’s global network’.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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