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 . - Mogadishu , Somalia ( CNN ) -- French forces swooped into Somalia for a rescue mission under the cover of darkness , leading to a fierce gunbattle with militants who officials fear killed the hostage , a French intelligence commando . 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 . - 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.