Al-Shabaab was the leader of Ugandan militant group Al-Shabaab . Westgate Mall attack in Kenya 's capital was Al-Shabaab 's most audacious , but the massacre that left 67 people dead was n't the group 's first strike outside Somalia . He allegedly was behind this week 's deadly siege of a Kenya , Kenya , shopping mall . U.S. military attack killed him this week , Pentagon says . His death is `` a major symbolic and operational loss to Ahmed Godane , '' official says .
Al-Shabaab was the leader of Ugandan militant group Al-Shabaab . He allegedly was behind this week 's deadly siege of a Kenya , Kenya , shopping mall . U.S. military attack killed him this week , Pentagon says . His death is `` a major symbolic and operational loss to Ahmed Godane , '' official says .