The al-Shabab leader had a $3 million bounty placed on his head by the U.S.
Ten of those deaths were the result of an errant bombing in Kabul a day before U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan for good.
A U.S. air strike killed 27 al-Shabab militants in central Somalia earlier this week.
Nine aid workers and 160 civilians were killed, many of whom were children.
Poaching and animal smuggling comprise the fourth-largest illicit trade in southern Africa.
The U.S. military played a role in the release this week of an American nun taken hostage in April.
The Gold Crew of expeditionary mobile base Hershel “Woody” Williams, which helped conduct the bust in April, was recognized Aug. 22.
Gen. Michael Langley has been tasked with leading troops on the continent against escalating threats from militant groups.
A joint office devoted to preventing civilian deaths will stand up over the next three years.
CENTCOM officials said the attack was in response to an Aug. 15 attack targeting U.S. forces.
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