"Killing al-Masri is a significant blow to al Qaeda's leadership, but keep in mind that multiple senior al Qaeda leaders have been sheltering in Iran for 19 years and so far the U.S. has killed exactly one," said Mr. Roggio.
Abu Muhammea al-Masri hit reveals Iran-al Qaeda links
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"Somalia makes Afghanistan look like a First World power," said Bill Roggio, a senior fellow at the Washington think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies who tracks the U.S. war in Somalia.
Al-Shabab threatens to trap U.S. military in Somalia 'endless war'
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