THE WAR IN SOMALIA: America’s low-intensity war against terrorists in Somalia continues to rack up small victories, mostly through drone strikes and occasional airstrikes from manned aircraft. Yesterday, U.S. Africa Command announced a single strike two days ago took out a vehicle in which a high-ranking ISIS-Somalia official was riding.

Abdulhakim Dhuqub was second in command of ISIS-Somalia, “responsible for the daily operations of the extremist group, attack planning, and resource procurement,” according to the AFRICOM release.