Pentagon reports : U.S. launched small , unmanned aircraft in Somalia attack . It was launched based on ` ` actionable intelligence , '' targeted group 's ' , he says . No details on whether Al - Shabaab leader Omar Abdi Hassan is dead or alive . CNN was unable to verify the authenticity of the report . The U.S. has targeted Al - Shabaab leaders in Somalia at least twice in the past year .
Pentagon reports : U.S. launched small , unmanned aircraft in Somalia attack . It was launched based on ` ` actionable intelligence , '' targeted group 's ' , he says . No details on whether Al - Shabaab leader Omar Abdi Hassan is dead or alive . The U.S. has targeted Al - Shabaab leaders in Somalia at least twice in the past year .