American commandos killed the most wanted African Islamic militant commander in a daylight raid carried out using helicopters, an indication that the Obama administration is willing to use force strategically against Al-Qaeda's growing influence in the region.

Saleh-al-Saleh Nabhan, allegedly Al-Qaeda's top commanders in Kenya whom American military and intelligence forces had been hunting for years was killed when four US helicopters suddenly materialised over the horizon and shot two trucks in which the commander was travelling with his armed entourage, near the town of Baraawe in Somalia,'The New York Times' reported.