The spokesman for the Islamic al-Shabab militia, Sheik Muqtar Robow, said the overnight strike killed Aden Hashi Ayro, his brother, another commander and six others in the central Somali town of Dusamareeb. Six more people were wounded, two of whom later died, resident Abdullahi Nor said.
"Our brother martyr Aden Hashi, has received what he was looking for -- death for the sake of Allah -- at the hands of the United States," Mr. Robow said.
So, why don't they ever thank us?
U.S. Central Command is being coy about the exact nature of the attack, but the NYTimes (salt!) this morning published
"that at least four Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from a Navy ship off the Somali coast had slammed into a small compound of single-story buildings in Dhusamareb, a well-known hideout for Mr. Ayro and his associates."
May the Lord have mercy on their miserable souls.
