Somali extremist group confirms killing of senior commander
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Somali Islamic extremist group al-Shabab is confirming that one of its top commanders was killed by a U.S. airstrike in July.
The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors extremist groups, says al-Shabab issued a statement Monday confirming the killing of Ali Muhammad Hussein, also known as Ali Jabal.
A statement from the U.S. Africa Command in early August said the strike on July 30 killed Jabal. It said Jabal was “responsible for leading al-Shabab forces operating in the Mogadishu and Banadiir regions in planning and executing attacks against the capital of Mogadishu.”
The strike reportedly hit an al-Shabab stronghold in the Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia.
Al-Shabab often carries out deadly attacks on high-profile targets in Mogadishu and elsewhere in the Horn of Africa country.
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