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Several people were killed in an airstrike targeting Shabaab militants in Dinsoor; the attack is believed to have been a US drone strike and "a top leader" of the jihadist organization is reported to have been killed. "At least three missile strikes from unmanned aircraft" struck a Shabaab training facility in Toratorow village, killing "dozens," according to the government. The drones also hit fighters patrolling the Dugule neighborhood in Toratorow, killing another 45, according to the government spokesman. A Somalia National Army commander announced the capture of an unnamed senior Shabaab official in the Gedo region.