Mogadishu, 21 December 2023: Somali and US forces have killed a senior al-Shabaab commander in a joint operation within the Center Juba area, the Somali authorities introduced on Wednesday.
The slain militant, recognized as Khalif Da’ud, was also called Macalin Ayman among the many Khawarij.
The federal government stated Da’ud was liable for planning and executing a number of terrorist assaults in Somalia and neighboring international locations, and that his dying was a serious blow to the al-Shabaab community.
The raid came about on December 17 within the district of Jilib, a stronghold of al-Shabaab. The Somali authorities, backed by its folks and its worldwide companions, vowed to proceed its marketing campaign to eradicate al-Shabaab and its associates from the nation.
The federal government additionally renewed its name for al-Shabaab fighters and leaders who’ve been deceived by the Khawarij ideology to surrender violence and be part of the peace course of, warning them that they’d face the complete pressure of the Somali Nationwide Military and its allies if they didn’t.
