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January 23, 2012

U.S. Drone Strike Kills London Man in Somalia 
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A U.S. drone strike in Somalia has killed a man from London accused of
being a commander of the militant group al-Shabab. Bilal al-Barjawi was
assassinated just hours after his wife gave birth to a child in a London
hospital. The Guardian newspaper reports the timing has raised suspicion
that Barjawi's location in Somalia was pinpointed as a result of a
telephone conversation between the couple. The drone strike occurred
about eight miles south of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Meanwhile, the
United States has carried out another deadly drone strike in Pakistan.
Four alleged militants were reportedly killed.



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