Aden Hashi Ayro, thought to be Al Qaeda's top commander in Somalia, was killed in a U.S. military air strike in the early hours of May 1, 2008.

The Pentagon confirmed the strike on a home in the Somali town of Dusamareeb, but did not specifically identify Ayro as the victim. As many as nine other people were killed in the raid on Ayro's home.

A spokesman for the Islamic al-Shabab militia, Sheik Muqtar Robow, said Ayro died in the blast.

The raid is one of several U.S.-led bombings in Somalia. The strike was a blow against the Islamist rebels waging a guerrilla campaign against Somalia’s government and its Ethiopian allies.

1. "As I have said before, we will pursue terrorists worldwide. The U.S. is committed to identifying, locating, capturing and if necessary killing terrorist wherever they operate, train, plan their operations or seek safe harbor." — Bryan Whitman, Defense Department Spokesman
2. "Our brother martyr Aden Hashi, has received what he was looking for — death for the sake of Allah — at the hands of the United States." — Sheik Muqtar Robow

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