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2022-10-04 Africa Horn

US strike kills top al-Shabaab leader in Somalia as militants claim new attack

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[France24] The U.S. military said it killed a leader of the Islamist militant al-Shabaab group with an air strike in Somalia over the weekend, while the insurgents claimed responsibility for a new attack.

Somalia's government said the leader was one of the co-founders of the al-Qaeda-linked movement that has killed tens of thousands of people in bombings since 2006.

It named him as Abdullahi Nadir, al-Shabaab's chief prosecutor, who it said had been in line to replace the group's ailing leader, Ahmed Diriye. There was no immediate comment on the strike from al-Shabaab.

Nadir's "death is a thorn removed from the Somali nation," Somalia's information ministry said.

"The government is grateful to the Somali people and international friends whose cooperation facilitated the killing of this leader who was an enemy of the Somali nation."

The U.S. Africa Command said it carried out the air strike near Jilib, about 370 km (230 miles) southwest in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-10-04 03:21|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top
File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)

#1 "The government is grateful to the Somali people and international friends whose cooperation facilitated the killing of this leader who was an enemy of the Somali nation."

Charting success at every turn, the CIA-Afghan method of regime change and political stabilization. The Somali Democratic Republic, a hallmark of freedom, peace, and opportunity.

"Enemies" of the people take note !

Posted by Besoeker 2022-10-04 03:32|| 2022-10-04 03:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Killing and Al-Shabab leader is kind of like pulling a tissue out of a Kleenex box.

Posted by Super Hose 2022-10-04 12:26|| 2022-10-04 12:26|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ Or stuffing the used tissues back in the box, as you near the bottom.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-10-04 12:46|| 2022-10-04 12:46|| Front Page Top

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