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an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia...claimed it killed a senior Somali security officer in Middle Shabelle region, south of Somalia, the latest in series of liquidations targeting army personnel by the holy warriors.
The victim, Mohammed Ali Mohammed [Kartoon] was rubbed out in Galbole by assailants armed with pistols, according to a statement posted on the al-Shabaab-affiliated media outlet.
The group said the slain officer was working with the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Mission in Somalia [AMISOM] as an undercover agent. There were no immediate sources verifying the claims.
Al-Shabaab often carries out executions in areas under its control in the south and central Somalia as part of the decade-long insurgency in the Horn of Africa country.