In South Central Somalia, the United States Special Forces kills top East African Al-Qaeda militant. Kenyan-born Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, associated with Al-Shabab in Somalia, was suspected of involvement in the 2002 bombing of a Kenyan hotel and a failed missile attack on an Israeli airliner at Mombasa airport. His death is confirmed and welcomed by TFG officials. Al-Shabab vows to avenge his death.