France 's president says the hostage rescue operation `` did not succeed '' A French soldier dies ; one is missing ; the hostage is presumed dead , France says . But Al-Shabaab says the hostage is alive and at a new location . - The U.S. military has launched an airstrike against militants in Somalia that killed two of their top leaders on Sunday morning, according to Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby.
France 's president says the hostage rescue operation `` did not succeed '' A French soldier dies ; one is missing ; the hostage is presumed dead , France says . But Al-Shabaab says the hostage is alive and at a new location . France says it undertook the rescue bid after the hostage-takers failed to negotiate .