a car packed with explosives ran a convoy of troops southwest of mogadishu. a second convoy was attacked, and 15 people are reported get. you came back on saturday, let's talk about the targets. >> this comes after al-shabaab spoke. this occurred 10 miles of mogadishu. >> quite a problem. the question is who is there to stop them? >> only time will tell who will stop al-shabaab of carrying out these types of attacks. what we know is that the security minister following the death of their leader in the airstrike, they say that is what is happening in somalia. >> are we going so see more u.s. presence? >> we just came back and what we saw was americans operating drones, and also taking part in the offensive against al-shabaab. al-shabaab is saying this is not going to be the last car bomb or explosions targeting americans in somalia. what we don't know is how many americans are in somalia in a security position. >> they're accused of preying ionosol venerable women and girls. and human rights watches have reported and published details of alleged offense. offen

. >>> al-shabab says it attacked a national intelligence facility in mogadishu. it began with a suicide car bombing at the gates of a building, followed by a gun battle. 7 members of the armed group were killed. three soldiers and two civilians also died. >>> south of mogadishu, african union troops say they won sa victory against al-shabab fighters. they recaptured the town, one of the last remaining strongholds in the region. >>> more than two months after the afghanistan presidential election, people don't know who the next leader will be. allegations of fraud prompted a review. the crisis is costing $5 billion in lost revenue. >>> there's a long wait for cooking gas at this provider in kabul. short supplies means the price has doubled. >> the private sector raised their prices and the garment sales is cheeper. everyone comes to buy it here. a lot of people come. >> prices are up in kabul's main market, not that it matters much. no one is buying. it's because of the election deadlock. people are worried because of the dispute between the candidates. they won't

. >> somali capital mogadishu, ferocity of the blast. al shabaab fighters say they carried out two attacks in revenge for the death of their leader who was killed in a u.s. air strike a week ago. american personnel are believed to be among the dead. >> if confirmed it will certainly be a major development in somalia. i think it would be about 20 careers, you would have to go back about 20 years the last time an american was actually killed in combat or anything close to combat, it would be black hawk down in 1993. >> the shadowy commander who replacinged as al shabaab's leader. >> spectacular attacks remain undiminished. under the new leadership, business will be as usual. >> reporter: in recent months there have been a surge after tacks of high profile targets especially around mogadishu. somalia's government says it will not budge and will continue its offensive against the armed group. it's trying to reassure fighters taken in areas. >> they are around the town. is somali government with amazon support will eliminate al shabaab and br

spokesman joining us live from mogadishu. >>> staying with somalia where we're getting reports of a suicide car bombing, a car parked with explosives. 12 people are reported dead. we'll bring you more information as we get it. >>> devastating floods inundat ed large parts of pakistan and india. the reported dead 160 as they continue their efforts to reach thousands of stranded people. meanwhile, slides have killed 205 people. in pakistan. punjab province the hardest-hit area where thousands have been left homeless. >> any relief? >> meteorologist: i would hope so. you can see all the weather action is across the western parts. you see showers over the northern parts of india, the general trend is for tryer weather to be effecting the region. look at the precipitation, by september it should be falling away and less than 100 millimeters. but in the last week or so we've seen 450 millimeters, and so you can understand the problem. and within the space of seven days something like 400 millimeters. it does look as though the worst of that rain is now on its way out. you're seeing that clearing

. >> in mogadishu? >> in mogadishu, what does that mean?> he says you can't come, it is too dangerous. >> what is going through your mind? >> so it is a last will that i don't go. i am so deeply disappointed and devastated. i feel betrayed, you know? >> reporter: betrayed by his god, unable to fight for his religion, he says. just as fast as islam had taken hold doubt and questions enter. >> i sat down in front of the laptop and i type, contradiction. and i'm daring to ask this question, i had to enter -- and i saw plenty of websites talking about contradictions in the koran, it took times to research them. but once i concluded that they were general contradictions, that is when it wiped totally away from my faith. >> is that when you stopped being a muslim? >> that is when i stopped being a muslim in my heart and belief. >> years of radical training strip away in seconds and storm makes a stunning decision to switch sides. >> i told them guys, i am no longer working for them. i want to fight the war on terror. >> the question now would any

. >>> still, al-shabab dominates many ruling parts of somalia, after being pushed out of mogadishu in1. fighters lost a key port. and a year later al-shabab has a strict version of sharia law in areas it controls and has been blamed for a series of suicide attacks in somalia or kenya much the group says it is allied with al qaeda, and has up to 9,000 fighters. matt bridon is a researcher on somalia, and worked with the somalia monitoring group of the united nations, joining us from nairobi. as when the previous leader of al-shabab was killed, another was there to take his place, and the attacks continue. will the death of god arny make a difference. ane make a difference. . >> we'll have to see whether the movement can hold itself toot. a lot has change -- itself together. a lot has changed. godane controlled the organization and personalized his rule. there are tensions within the group. there is a risk of fracture and different factions within al-shabab growing apart now that godane has gone. >> how much of a danger an al-shabab to the government in mogadishu, and other neighbouring

they were able to step into the vacuum and operate out of mogadishu. there was high profile dissention and one american-born jihadist over the past several days. it is a splintered group. they had born their allegiance to osama bin laden. and after he had been killed he game part of al-qaeda in 2012 or closely affiliated. it remains whether they're going to become more extreme in the ashes of the attack and elimination of the leader, or what is already a splintered group even further, david. >> mike viqueira, mike, thank you. >>> nato's summit was dominated by the crisis in ukraine. today just as european countries are considered new sanctions on russia pro russian separatists and the ukrainian government agreed to a cease-fire. it took effect a few hours ago and at this hour it's still holding. >> separatists rallied and recruited here, now a place where children can roller skate. ahead of the talks that had been predictions that a deal would be possible. it appeared a realization on all sides. if the military conflict in eastern ukraine is no longer

godane and his group al-shabaab had occupied mogadishu up until two years ago when they were driven out by ethiopians and many other african nations. the spokesman there said it is a significant operational and symbolic blow. this is an individual who had been in charge, godane of the al-shabaab network for some six years. his predecessor was killed by a similar airstrikes. while in wales the president talked about this operation by u.s. military forces, and lauded the military for their effectiveness and threw some parallels as you were talking with josh rushing in iraq. just listen. >> president obama: we have been very syste systemic and methodical going after people who threat arabian-u.s. operations and homeland. >> that deliberation is what the president has been criticized for by those here in washington and others across the globe. the strategy against the islamic state group. in the meantime the president very eagle for point to this operation in somalia as a demonstration of the capabilities and what this administration is doing to fight terrorism. >> mike, while the administr

. >> the attack took lace in a village -- took place in a village south west of mogadishu. u.s. special forces were involved. last week, the somali government began a military operation against al-shabaab. the islamist group killed 67 people in an attack on a nairobi shopping center last year. lawmakers in pakistan have gathered for an emergency session to try to solve the country's deepening solving -- deepening lyrical crisis. >> the prime minister is attempting to boost support for his government after two weeks of protests. thousands of antigovernment demonstrators are camped out in front of parliament, demanding they -- he resigned. they are accusing him of corruption and election rigid -- rigging, charges he denies. >> the government calling for calm as fears grow over a spreading outbreak of dengue fever in japan. >> the tropical disease is carried by mosquitoes and had been eradicated in japan by the end of world war ii, but now appears to be back with at least 34 cases reported in recent days. >> authorities are having no luck finding the source of the infection. but th

. >> the strike comes just a day after al she bob fighters attacked a shy security prison in mogadishuolding dozens of fighters. the attackers detonated a car bomb and fought into the building. undergodane's leadership, it expanded its reach across africa and intelligence officials now fear beyond. in 2012, an attack on a u.n. compound in mogadishu left 159 dead and 2013, a brazen assault on the west gate shopping mall in nairobi left at least 67 dead. >> this action was taken because of the history of terrorist attacks and violence that this organization is responsible for. and continues to be responsible for. >> adding to the threat, al she will bob is a powerful magnet for foreign recruits. >> there has been and there continue to be at least a small number of americans including from cities like minneapolis that, have gone to fight or provided finances to al she bob. >> these include americans such as troy kastigar who before and after his death fighting for the group in 2009 has appeared in recruiting videos shared widely on the internet. >> if you guys only knew how much fun we ha

director of the heritage institute in mogadishu, says that the air strike that killed one of its founders last week. >> if confirmed it will certainly be a major development in somalia. it would be about 20 years, you would have to go about 20 years last time an american was actually killed in combat or something close to combat in somalia. it would have been black hawk down in 1993. it needs to be confirmed first, and if confirmed it will mean that al shabaab has made true its promise to exact revenge. losing its leader al shabaab has made true their ability to attack. under the new leadership, business will be as-usual as was actually promised by the new leader. so i think those are very clear messages. >> there are some serious allegations against african union peace keepers who have been fighting along somalian troops. accused of preying on vublg women and girls. -- vulnerable women and girls. cites incidents of rape, sexual assault and sexual sploition. e. does not mean the sexual abuse is ride spread. >> we take those allegations seriously and they will be properly investigated and

as we've seen in mogadishu, they are getting braver in some of their strategies. >> that was an obvious concern, and did you hear from the people on ground fighting against them that when there was word that the allies were coming in, they all but disappeared, the al shabaab fighters, so that was an immediate positive impact in that battle front. davide, everybody has isis on the brain, and the question will be why are you going after this al qaeda offshoot in north africa when you have this situation so syria in syria and north iraq? >> it's our mistake to take our eye off the ball when it comes to al qaeda. al qaeda is very much being underestimated right now for a variety of reasons, one of which deals precisely with isis is we know that prior to osama bin laden's death he really wanted to rebrand al qaeda. he believed that its brand had been very much diminished by the excessesch abu musab al zarqawi which led al qaeda in iraq and then became isis later on and with isis erase it gives itself an opportunity to rebrand itself a more rational and moderate voice of jihadism. there's mor

a new human rights report has detailed offense and cites rape, sexual assaults in the capitol of mogadishu. while they take the allegation seriously, a few reports does not mean that it is widespread. >> the african union take those reports very seriously, and they will be properly investigated and proper measure will be taken, and those people, if found responsible will be held accountable for misconduct. we are a little bit sudden and very concerned about some of the asset of the report. as you know we have close to 23,000 uniformed personnel, and the reports went from small sample that i'm not say something generaliblsaying is negligible, to the way the troops have been conducting themselves. >> let's talk about these two developments. with the director of the heritage institute. he joins me live from there. talk me through these targets, the al-shabaab targets. is this the new leader showing his muscle, giving his message. >> business spite losing their leader a week ago, their ability to wage attacks remains undiminished. under the new leadership business will be as usual as promised

monday american hellfire missiles targeted their leader near mogadishu. u.s. intelligence can't say yet whether they got him. jihadi social media sites say he was injured not killed. beyond somalia, islamic extremists are posing a growing threat across a broad front. isis militants in iraq and syria gaining ground. rebels in libya two years after benghazi, overrunning an embassy residence in tripoli. boko haram militants kidnapping hundreds of girls in nigeria. a cautious president obama asking advisers if he takes military action, what happens the day after? >> the president's got a real dilemma, it's hard to imagine he's going to solve this complex problem with u.s. military air power. >> the white house is expected to announce the president is sending up to 300 more troops to iraq, to protect the u.s. embassy and the baghdad airport. all of these threats don't even include the one proposed by russia and vladimir putin, who is quoted as telling a european leader, he could take kiev in two weeks if he wanted to. even as the president tonight heads to europe,

mogadishu. and involved somali only. >>> and some of the severe weather that hit the nation labor day weekend is lingering this morning. severe thunderstorm and flash flood watches are posted in oklahoma, arkansas, kansas, missouri, ohio, and illinois. damaging winds and heavy rains are expected from the mid-south to northern new york. and a very large tornado touchdowned southeast of wichita, kansas, last night. the storm tore through a mostly rural area. and no damages or injuries are reported. some winds and heavy rains knocked down trees and power lines in michigan, north of kalamazoo. one large tree fell on to a house pinning the owner inside. >> i ran out the door and hollered down there. and i saw her climbing through the wreckage. and i could hear him yelling for help. >> i heard a crack and was on the deck immediately jumped up and started running as it was falling. >> folks are cleaning up massachusetts west of boston. craig setzer, chief meteorologist of our miami station has more on

the scene moments after the attack on the african union convoy south-west of the somalia capital mogadishua car packed with explosives rammed into a truck, according to the local governor. he said civilians in a mini bus were among those killed. a spokesman for al-shabab's military manned said the target was a military commander training special forces. the soldier and three others were kill. al-shabab said the bombing was in retaliation for the u.s. missile strike on tuesday, which killed the group's leader ahmed abdi godane. in announcing his successor, al-shabab reaffirmed formal ties to al qaeda, and promised enemies great distress. somalia's government warned citizens to expect revenge attacks on targets. >> the enemy is not far, as we speak. they are around the town. the somali government will eliminate al-shabab from the whole country, bringing the lives of the people back to normal. >> for the past year the pentagon deployed a number of trainers and advisors, and a military coordination cell in somalia, to support african union peacekeepers and somalia forces. >> the arrival marked

this report: >> reporter: al shabaab fighters warned of revenge attacks and mogadishu is on high alertr leader was killed in the u.s. air striking on tuesday. he has been replaced by another shadowy commander. the group announced the change of command in a statement on the internet. the government put the military on high alert in preparation for possible attacks on hospital did, schools, and other target did. it says more threats won't deter the fate to go after the rebels. >> current operations led by the government of national forces and african union forces are committed and the aim is to work together to defeat these enemies who are attacking any other neighboring countries. >> gudan became leader after the previous liter was killed in an airstrike in 2008. he raised the group's profiling with bombings and suicide attacks inside somalia and kenya and uganda. his death is being seen as a major setback for the group. >> i believe it will cause a rift among its ranks. some leaders who were not pleased with his actions may come to surface. this will stir the interests -- serve the int

monday their leader was targeted near mogadishu. intelligence can't say whether they got him. jihadi social media sites say he was injured not killed. beyond somalia, islamic extremists are posing a global threat. isis militants in iraq and syria gaining ground. libbals two years after benghazi. militants kidnapping hundreds of girls in nigeria, a cautious president obama asking advisers in he takes military action, what happens the day after. >> the president's got a real dilemma, it's hard to imagine he's going to solve this complex problem with u.s. military air power. >> the white house is expected to announce the president is sending up to 300 more troops to iraq, to protect the u.s. embassy and the baghdad airport. all of these threats don't approve the one -- he could take kiev in two weeks if he wanted to, even as the president heads to europe. facing global threats on all sides, brian. >> nbc news andrea mitchell, thanks. >>> the cdc has issued a desire new warning about the ebola epidemic. it's now spreading faster than all efforts to stop it. in a moment, we'll show

shortly after militants attacked a government site in mogadishu. they think they were trying to free other rebels being held inside that government building. a bomb was detonated, but they did not reach the underground cells where the rebels are being held. >>> and president obama is preparing to leave on a trip overseas aimed at rallying support for ukraine and against isis. his first stop is estonia. a former soviet state worried about becoming the next target of russian aggression. while there, mr. obama will also meet with the leaders of latvia and lithuania. they're also concerned about the growing russian threat. the president will attend a nato summit later this week in wales where one of the agenda items will be how to deal with the terror group isis in iraq and syria. >>> today testing begins on an experimental vaccine for the ebola virus. the national institutes of health will test 20 adults to see if their immune systems respond to that virus. the results will not be known until the end of the year. the vaccine was developed by the nih a

action came shortly after islamist militants attacked a government site in mogadishu.officials believe that they were trying to free other rebels being held inside that building. a bomb was detonated before gunmen stormed the government compound. but they did not reach the underground cells where those rebels are being held. >>> for you, the u.s. military also carried out more air strikes against isis targets in northern iraq. u.s. central command said three air strikes were near the mosul dam. it's said that those strikes destroyed three isis trucks, an armed vehicle and a mortar position near the dam. >>> president obama is preparing to leave on an overseas trip aimed at rallying support for ukraine and against isis. his first stop is estonia, a former soviet state worried about becoming the next target of russian aggression. while there, the president will also meet with leaders of latvia and lithuania. they're also concerned about the growing russian threat. the president will attend a nato summit later this week in wales where one of the items on the agenda will b

underground cells where prisoners are being held al-shabaab has been fighting to retake control of mogadishu since they were driven out of the capital by african union forces three years ago. israel has laid claim to a huge tract of land in the west bank paving the way for further settlement construction the move comes despite international calls on israel to halt settlement expansion in palestinian territory one of the key disputes holding back the peace process the latest takeover spawning one thousand acres is the largest in thirty years. now while many of us resort to trolling the internet when looking for cheap flights one russian man has perfected another approach when he goes on holiday he flies on a plane not a built in itself dana conscionable reports. sir gay and his eight year old son took a flight to their holiday destination there'd be nothing exceptional about that word not for one thing you will go to all and i made it plain we flew in myself i know every single tiny part of it and of course it gives me great comfort so i feel confident about his spend over five years building

underground cells where prisoners are being held all shabaab has been fighting to retake control of mogadishu since they were driven out of the capital by african union forces three years ago. israel has laid claim to a huge tract of land in the west bank paving the way for further settlement construction the move comes this fine international calls on israel to halt settlement expansion in palestinian territory one of the key disputes holding back the peace process the latest takeover spawning one thousand acres is the largest in thirty years. while many of us resort to trolling the internet when looking for cheap flights one russian man has perfected another approach when he goes on holiday he flies in a plane he built himself in a copse no one has more. surrogate and his eight year old son took a flight to their holiday destination there'd be nothing exceptional about that word not for one thing. i made a plane we flew in myself i know every single tiny parts of it and of course it gives me great comfort i feel confident about it has spent over five years building and from scratch using mo

hyde in that is something you were working towards know all of a sudden the ethiopians take mogadishuate 2006. so you go home with all the equipment you wanted to bring cover throw it in the bedroom and what do you do on the computer? >> [inaudible] lied doesn't feel like we? i do everything. i just cannot figure it out. and they use a tool to study [inaudible] [inaudible] and then to research a the contradiction6v so that very reason. >> you could give up your faith in friends but why would you go to the danish and television -- intelligence service? why couldn't you fade into the background and turnaround and start looking for intelligence? >> [inaudible] and then those crisis and then those working in the military. so these people i could not except that. so then i realized how diluted i was. this is the reason for that freedom of speech. and i was chosen.: for the very same reason. i did not realize how evil. and how much of the difference i can do. [inaudible] >> well you take up a glass of water it was early 2007 at a hotel there and could not believe it when you called up. one

. >> in mogadishu? >> what does that mean?he said, you can't come, it's too dangerous for you. >> what's going through your mind them? >> obviously it's a last will that i can't go. and i'm so deeply disapointed and devastated. i feel betrayed, you know? >> betrayed by his god, unable to fight for his religion, he says. just as fast as islam had taken hold, doubt and questions enter. >> i sat down in front of a laptop and i'd type, contradictions, and i'm daring to ask this question, i hit enter and i saw plenty of websites talking about contradictions in the koran. it took some time to research them, but once i concluded that there were generally contradictions, that's when i wiped away totally my faith. >> that's when you stopped being a muslim? >> that's when i stopped being a muslim in my heart, in my belief. >> years of radical brainwashing strip away in seconds and storm makes a stunning decision to switch sides. >> i told them, guys, i'm no long eer muslim. i want to fight the war on terror. >> the question now, would a

. >> targeting a convoy of african peace keepers outside mogadishu. workers for an american private security contractor. the blast came just hours after the group vowed to avel avenge s leader's death. stronghold port of barawa. the 37-year-old trained and fought in afghanistan before assuming leadership of al shabaab in 2007. alabama are native omar hamami killed by loyalist fighters late last year. reaching beyond somalia's borders, targeting regional aneighbors to send troops to fight them and he did it with substantial support from al qaeda. bounty leading to gadani's death and capture. year ago this month coordinated attack on the westgate shopping mall in the nier kenya, a -- nairobi kenya. somali national army have been steadily winning back large swaths of territory in central and northern somalia. their sites now set on the group's last stronghold, the port city of baraway. >> fighting on us from the rooftops but i'm so sure they all fled towards baraway, you better know it's my next target. >> following gazani's death, al shabaab named akmed

what happened in somalia overnight air strikes on terror targets just south of the capital city of mogadishus what the pentagon says about this. u.s. military forces against theal shab bob network. we are assessing the results and will provide additional information when appropriate. at the same time you have events playing out in places like somalia, iraq, afghanistan, syria, ukraine, you name it. the president making this pivot to talk about issues he would rather focus on like the economy and up coming mid term election. here he was yesterday at a labor day event in milwaukee. >> most of the policies i am talking about have two things in common help more working families get ahead and the republicans who run our congress oppose almost all of them. (crowd booing) >> don't boo, vote. >> the up coming mid term elections are nine weeks from today and this is why so much is at steake because of the balanc of power within the senate. if republicans take control the president's remaining agenda could go up in smoke. >> thanks, doug. now it is time to take a look at who is talking. charles krauth

saw in 1979, when the embassy was ransacked in tehran, like the ones we saw in 1993 in somalia in mogadishun a u.s. soldier's body was dragged through the streets, it makes americans feel vulnerable, imtent and weak but what -- impoa enimpotent and weak. when they are closer to the mouth of the fire hydrant that i we're drinking from that i just mentioned a little while earlier. >> french president francois hollande warned that terrorism will spread if action is not taken. how much do you believe that statement? >> without a doubt. i was in libya last year and one of the things that was pointed out very clearly is there is a movement that is taking place in the terrorism world and they feel emboldened not just because of what took place on september 11th, 2012, but in every single victory they had all over the world. a group like i.s.i.l, and taliban with the u.s. leaving iraq and afghanistan, certainly the militaries from these places they're starting to recognize that while they've taken a step back over the past few years they're going to have to step forward and do it in a very assertiv

attacks minutes apart - this one targetting a convoy of african peacekeepers and officials outside mogadishu, killing 12, injuring 8 others. including those for a private security contractor. it came hours after they vowed to revege the death of ahmed abdi godane, their leader. he was targeted as he left a meeting. the 37-year-old ahmed abdi godane, trained and fought in afghanistan before assuming leadership of al-shabab in 2007. a ruthless leader, ahmed abdi godane was known to do away with anyone who disagreed with him. including an alabama native, who rose through al-shabab's ranks, until falling outside with ahmed abdi godane, and was killed. ahmed abdi godane grew al-shabab to a transnational operation, reaching beyond somalia's borders, and did it with support of al qaeda. the u.s. responded with a $7 million bounty for information leading to ahmed abdi godane's death or capture. the most audacious matter was the kenyan mall siege, leaving 67 dead. since that incident troops of the african mission in somalia, and the soma national army have been winning back large swats of territory,

the atack began when a car bomb went out outside a building in mogadishu. gunmen made their way into the facility. one civilian was among those killed. al-shabab suspected militants were held there. >>> the israeli government has been criticised for expanding a settlement in the occupied west bank. 988 additional acres of land have been declared state land in response to the kidnapping and killing of three israeli teenagers in june. >>> the obama administration is not happy with the latest announcement from the israeli government, saying that they have been opposed to the idea of israeli establishing settlements, saying it's counterproductive to a goal of establishing a 2-state solution to the israeli palestinian conflict and calls on the government to reverse the decision to basically annex 1,000 or so acres for the use of israeli residents. they say it's very unhelpful. this is longstanding criticism from the obama administration of israeli efforts to establish settlements in the occupied west bank. the u.s. considers them unlawful. it does not recognise

began when a car bomb went off outside mogadishu. militants were expected to be held there. seven of the attackers were held and at least one civilian. >>> sharp criticism of the u.s. government after israel said it is expanding a settlement in the occupied west bank. had taken an additional 988 acres of land as state land in response to the kidnapping and killing of three jewish teenagers in june. rosalyn jordan has more from washington. >> the obama administration is not happy with this statement from the israeli government. it says it has always been opposed to the israeli government establishing settlements in the being west bank. it's opposed to a two state solution and calling on the israeli government to reverse this decision, to basically annex about a thousand or so acres for the use of israeli residents. they say it is very unhelpful. this is long standing criticism from the obama administration of israeli efforts to establish settlements in the occupied rcht bank. the u.s. considers them unlawful and does not recognize these territories. if you think of the status

he is linked to the deaths of countless somalis but went to mogadishu after being implicated in the killingf two british school teachers. there he and two others formed what we now know as al-shabab. we are joined by a researcher for the global center with the responsible to protect. if they do have him, it's quite a success. one of the world's most wanted men. huge bounty on his head. >> absolutely. if it's confirmed, it's going to be a huge success for the us-lead war on terror -- u.s. war on terror in africa, and a significant setback for the group al-shabab. >> okay. so if that is indeed the case, but like so many of these groups, who is going to replace him? because once one goes there are countless who are adequately equipmented to take over. >> unfortunately right now we don't have fairly significanting can't people who -- who will replace him. he has run this organization using extreme brute force not just outside but inside. what he has done in the past few years was to get read of anybody who was perceived to have been a threat to his leadership. probably the closest will be the a

. >> we more now from mogadishu. >> in an area not far from the headquarters of al-shabaab. they've targeted al-shabaab leaders. sources closest to al-shabaab who confirm that the airstrikes happened, however, they could not confirm whether their leader was among those targeted. across somalia government forces and peace keepers are on the move. they're trying to get as much territory back from al-shabaab militias who until now has been controlling huge parts of southern somalia. >> the u.s. has been hunting al-shabaab's shadowy leader for years now. his death would be a victory for the u.s.' so-called war on terror. in the horn of africa randall pinkston is here with more on this story. >> reporter: tony, the u.s. is offering a bounty for the leader. he rules al-shabaab with an iron fist, and has transformed the group from a domestic fighting force into a global threat. al-shabaab has been under threat for more than a year. fending off strikes and operations about the kenyan army and african union forces. the group has focused its sources in kenya. the u.s. retaliated sendi

he was convoy commander whose heroic leadership during the battle of mogadishu in 1993 was recreatedin the oscar-winning film "blackhawk down." colonel, good to have you with us. let's turn first to the president speaking in contradictions, actually, on the world stage, speaking first of a manageable problem and then secondly degrading and destroying the enemy. what do you make of such contradictions, such confounding language? >> well, what really gets me is when we use the words manageable problem that we're going to manage something when we are talking about people who have beheaded americans and who are willing to do anything to destroy us, i think. it makes no sense. and i promise you, the soldier on the ground would be just scratching his head right now wondering what that really means. >> how do you with your distinguished service to the nation for which we're all grateful and the droops you commanded and worked with, how do you feel when you hear a u.s. senator or perhaps two u.s. senators who are only seven months ago were trying out for american arms and heavy weapons to be

sent a team of uniformed military advisers to mogadishu. defenders of the president say this kind of stealth operation using u.s. military advisors and targeted drone strikes is the military counterterrorism strategy that president obama will be remembered for. >> absolutely there's a strategy for our approach to the middle east. >> a series of persistent targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten america. >> reporter: compared to president bush, peter beinart said with rare exceptions obama only --slamist celebrated in tripoli weeks after the u.s. ambassador and embassy personnel were forced to abandon libya as islamist militia fought for control of the capital. no u.s. personnel were threatened and no u.s. war planes were sent to protect the compound. meanwhile the president has authorized the pentagon to open a second drone base in niger. >> jennifer griffin of the pentagon, thank you. for the second time this year president obama is traveling to russia's backyard to assure nervous nations of amer

on sunday fighters opened fire on the country's intelligence headquarters in mogadishu.>> i certainly wrote down ring go star. da, da, da. >> peter max illustrated a cultural revolution. we'll hear from him and several other talented artists next. >>> good evening, i'm meteorologist kevin corriveau. i'm going to take you back 24 hours when we were looking at this line of thunderstorms moving through nebraska. take a look at the video that came out of da coda city, nebraska, where they saw up to 98 mile an hour winds in the area. a gas pipe was broken. power outages were widespread. this morning the community got together and started rebuilding, but it will take weeks to get the city back to normal. this is what we were looking like. all of these yellow dots are wind damage across the region, and we're still seeing a lot of problems as we go through the rest of today. we have thunderstorms popping up right now, and we also have tornado warnings in effect. right now where you see those red dots that is here in parts of missouri and oklahoma. that's expected until the next

he was killed in his car on monday near mogadishu. the president of kenya is thanking the u.s.or targeting the leader of the al-qaeda-affiliated group. they had taken responsibility for the deadly westgate mall attack in kenya a year ago. boca haram rebels have taken control of a attorney forcing thousands to leave their village. they launched at attack, having taken over six towns in the borno state. more than 26,000 people escaped the violence by flacking to the capitol. but they say the capitol is their next target putting the displaced in the firing line one more time. >> a report indicates boka haram is on its twie establishing a caliphate. >> al sisi says $12,000,000,000 is needed to upgrade the country's power grid, that egypt is facing a crash crisis. mohammed val has more. >> it's one of egypt's worst power crisis in decades, a vital nerve in kcairo's metropolitan life. it carries more than 3 million people being stopped in its tracks on friday. thousands jumped from the windows when doors failed to open. the incident came after what authorities described as mechanical

the flip side is, if you're a jihadist, you can point to the battle of mogadishu 1993 and the united states withdrawal there. the great victory in the war in afghanistan in the 1980s. for either example of the u.s. taking effective action, you can point to an example of super powers being defeated by exactly these kinds of tactsic. >> from the mind-set of the jihadists, who i can only assume, have access to media. they're certainly pretty sophisticated in what they put out. i can only assume they're sophisticated in what they have access to consume as well. is it a competing notion for them? sure, we might have some good propaganda here, but do they really want to invite the wrath of the united states? >> yeah, this -- look, for a lot of these groups, their decision calculus is not always well thoughtout. in cases that it is, it doesn't really serve their interests. look at their narrative, look, we're just going about our business and suddenly the u.s. started bombing us near the mosul dam, so we're going to behead noncombatant journalists. before that, they were persec e persecutin

gadon was killed south of mogadishu near the base where al shabaab trains fighters. a number of the groups so-called scholars were killed. the new group promising avenge attacks. ahead, it looks like the cease-fire has been broken. a live report is next plus the pressure political turmoil in pakistan is putting on the rest of the world. a mysterious respiratory illness sends more than 50 people to the hospital across the midwest. >>> now to the cease-fire between ukraine and separatists appears to have broken. this comes less than 48 hours since it went into effect. in the past hour, a large amount of artillery rockets under a chick point on the eastern side of mariupol. harry faucet joins us from the extremely dangerous situation. harry, what is the latest you are hearing about this broken cease-fire? what do you know? >> reporter: >> what i can tell you is what we have seen here. we are on the eastern edge of the city of mariupol. from the check point, it's a check point we have become extremely familiar with over the last few days. we have been report from there a

. >> i think the idea that success is going to be defined as mogadishu is crazy.f we're not out to defeat the islamic state and find a way to help, for example, the sunni arabs in the west in iraq we gain control of their territory then this could go on for 50 years. i think somalia is a disaster, yemen is teetering on being a disaster. for the president to cite them as success stories i think is pretty frightening to any knowledgeable person. >> jake, it is interesting. right now there is a lot of american support behind this in the wake of the beheadings. but as the speaker said this is an open-ended military campaign. there is no end in sight to this. >> well, he will have to explain exactly what the military strategy is, beyond the airstrikes in iraq which have been limited to protecting american citizens and also engaging in humanitarian aid. what is he going to do in iraq? will he expand the targets? will he expand the mission there, obviously going into whether or not he is going to do airstrikes in syria, and the president is on target now. no boots on the

al shabab's leader who was meeting with his top lieutenants in the group's stronghold, south of mogadishu. one somali official tells cnn, i never heard such a huge and deafening blast. the question today, is this man dead? that's ahmed godane. is he dead, is he wounded, did he get away? we hope to find out in a white house briefing scheduled for a little later on this hour. a pentagon briefing scheduled for this afternoon. i want to bring in cnn's global affairs correspondent elise labot who's in washington, d.c. i think a lot of people are expecting to hear daily news about strikes against isis in either iraq or syria and instead we're hearing about somalia and al shabab. why this group, which now? >> u.s. officials are sensitive to the idea that because everything is going on with isis and the u.s. has a lot of attention focused there, that it can't walk and chew gum at the same time, if you will. they say al shabab continues to be a very potent threat, not just to somalia but the region and u.s. interests there and this target of opportunity presented itself, which is this meeting of t

drone strikes struck an area negotiate of mogadishu. a u.s. official told "new york times, they are 80% sure the leader of al shabab was killed. since august 8th, the u.s. military launched 123 air strikes. yesterday president obama for l formally notified congress he widened the campaign against isis. now the beheading of yet another american journalist would shift the obama calculation on isis, that's a point which remains unclear. joining me now to help us figure out that question is nbc news foreign correspondent, ayman mohyeldin and former director of the national counterterrorism center, michael leiter. michael, i'll start with you, what does this mean for u.s. foreign policy? obviously we saw the air strikes come after the beheading of jim foley, that journalist. this now again seems to be isis' almost calling out of president obama by a second time by name. what can we see in terms of reaction from this? >> i don't think this is going to shift the president's broad policy efforts. he's made very clear after some strong statements from

spokesman said warplanes and drones carried out the attacks against godane, about 100 miles south of mogadishu. >> he is the recognized, appointed leader of the al shabaab network in somalia. if he was killed, this is a very significant blow to their network, to their organization. and we believe to their ability to continue to conduct terrorist attacks. >> woodruff: the al-shabaab leader was the alleged mastermind of the attack on a kenyan shopping mall that killed 67 people, one year ago. another al-qaeda affiliate, in syria, has named its conditions for releasing 45 u.n. peacekeepers from fiji. the "al-nusra front" rebels abducted the peacekeepers last thursday, on the golan heights. today, the group demanded to be taken off the u.n.'s terror list. it also called for compensation for the deaths of three fighters. in saudi arabia, authorities say they've rounded up 88 people on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks. the saudi interior ministry announced today that some of the suspects have links to the "islamic state" or to al-qaeda groups. officials said many of them may have been plannin