A similar strike killed al-Shabab's leader Ahmed Abdi Godane in September.

9月份阿尔沙巴布头目迪·戈丹内在类似袭击中毙命。

But under Mr Godane's leadership al-Shabab continued to mount frequent attacks in the capital.

但是在戈丹的领导下，青年党继续对首都发动频繁的袭击。

In September, a U.S. drone strike in southern Somalia killed top al-Shabab leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane.

9月一架美国无人机在索马里南部展开的一次行动成功击毙青年党最高领袖艾哈迈迪·阿布迪·戈丹。

The Pentagon called the death of Ahmed Abdi Godane a major symbolic and operational loss to al-Shabab.

五角大楼称艾哈迈德·戈丹被击毙对青年党来说是重大的象征性的和操作性的损失。

Members of al-Shabab have confirmed Godane was in one of the cars that were struck on Monday night.

青年党成员确认戈丹乘坐了周一晚上被袭击的几辆汽车其中之一。

Its leader, Ahmed Godane, leads the group said to be responsible for the attack on the Nairobi shopping mall two weeks ago.

其领导人艾哈迈德·戈单表示领导的组织是两周前内罗毕购物中心袭击事件的元凶。

Earlier this year, he fell out with the group's then leader Ahmed Abdi Godane who was killed in a US air strike in September.

今年早些时候，他与该组织当时的领导人迪·戈丹内失和，后者在9月份美国的空袭中死亡。

A spokesman, Rear Admiral John Kirby, said it was unclear whether Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed in the attack though he said the targets had been hit.

发言人Rear Admiral John Kirby表示，目前还不清楚戈丹(Ahmed Abdi Godane)是否被击毙，但是目标确实被击中。

The United States has confirmed that a missile strike in Somalia has killed the leader of the Islamist militant group al- Shabab, Ahmed Abdi Godane.

美国证实，在索马里的一次导弹袭击中，伊斯兰激进组织青年党的领导人艾哈迈德·阿卜迪·戈达内丧生。