Somalia: Ex-Al Shabaab cleric killed, militant bodies displayed in Jubaland
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- Posted On 02-06-2016, 10:13PM
KISMAYO, Somalia-Former Al Shabaab cleric Sheikh Abdullahi Dalab has been shot dead in the southern port city of Kismayo, a few hours after Jubaland displayed bodies of militants, Garowe Online reports.
Dalab who was also a poet defected from Al Shabaab over years ago, and has since been working with Jubaland authorities.
Unknown assailants armed with pistols gunned him down at a junction in Kismayo’s Alanleyneighborhood according to witnesses and police on Wednesday.
--Corpses on display
Senior Jubaland security officials led by Minister for Security Abdirashid Hassan Nur witnessed a media event during which they displayed Al Shabaab corpses.
Jubaland forces along with Somali National Army (SNA) troops killed 16 militants in a joint operation in Bulagadud, 30km north of Kismayo.
Wanted militant commanders including Mohamed Mohamud (known as Dulyadayn) whom Kenya accuses of being the mastermind of a series of terror attacks on its soil was among those killed.
Two other Al Shabaab officials identified as Moalim Ishaq, explosives expert and Farhan, a notorious representative in Juba regions were also killed in the anti-terror raid. Jubaland President Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe) has vowed to liberate areas remaining under the control of militants.
GAROWEONLINE
