Reports say those killed in the attack included al-Shabab’s head of the LowerShabele region
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A member of Somali rebel group al-Shabab says a senior commander has been killed by a missile fired by a suspected drone.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A member of Somali rebel group al-Shabab says a senior commander has been killed by a missile fired by a suspected drone.
Abu Mohamed told The Associated Press the militant, Sahal Iskudhuq, was killed late Sunday when his car was hit by a missile in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region.
A Somali intelligence official confirmed the attack, describing the victim as a "dangerous" militant. His driver was also killed in the attack, the official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to reveal the information.
Mohamed blamed the attack on the U.S., which flies drones over Somalia that occasionally fire at one of al-Shabab's top leaders. Last October, a U.S. military strike hit a vehicle carrying senior members of the al-Qaida-linked group, killing its top explosives expert.
update: An air strike in Lower Shabele kills senior Shabab official
An air strike in lower shabele today killed 4 people including Alshabab head of health department said an anti shabab website.The website names the official killed as Ahmed Abdikadir Abdillahi known as ‘‘Camo isku dhuuq’’ a close ally of Alshabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane.The website further says the official killed and the other three were travelling in two cars one pick up and A toyota brada in sablale area of Lower shabele region.
On another account,an eye witness in Barawe town-the head quarter of Alshabab told BBC Somali service that he saw a full damaged car and confirmed that 9 Alshabab memebers were killed in the attack.
update: An air strike in Lower Shabele kills senior Shabab official
An air strike in lower shabele today killed 4 people including Alshabab head of health department said an anti shabab website.The website names the official killed as Ahmed Abdikadir Abdillahi known as ‘‘Camo isku dhuuq’’ a close ally of Alshabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane.The website further says the official killed and the other three were travelling in two cars one pick up and A toyota brada in sablale area of Lower shabele region.
On another account,an eye witness in Barawe town-the head quarter of Alshabab told BBC Somali service that he saw a full damaged car and confirmed that 9 Alshabab memebers were killed in the attack.
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