location: Baraawe
notes: A US drone conducted an air strike which killed a senior al Shabaab commander Sahal (Iskudhuq) and four other al Shabaab fighters in Haawaay Bridge (14km SW of Sablaale town, Lower Shabelle) in the afternoon of 26/01. The primary target of the attack was Ahmed Abdi Godane, who survived.
target_text: location: Baraawe, fatalities: 5