Somalia government confirms the death of Senior Al Shabaab figure

The federal government of Somalia has confirmed the death of Mohamed Hassan Omar, known as Abu Abdirahman who is a senior Alshabab figure due to the wounds he sustained during military operation last month. But, Alshabab said he had succumbed to an unspecified illness.

The government said in a statement, the senior al-Shabab member wounded in a security operation by the Somali army last month on the border between the Lower and Middle Shabelle regions died from his severe wounds in Middle Jubba’s Jilib town.

According to the Somalia government, Mohamed Hassan Omar, known as Abu Abdirahman, served as a senior figure in the group and was responsible for misleading youth.

Al-Shabaab confirmed the death of their former Banadir leader in a statement but said that Omar had succumbed to an unspecified illness.

Abu Abdirahman is the second senior al-Shabab official to be assassinated in the last two months. Hundreds of villages have been liberated by government forces and local clan militia forces during the recent offensive, with over a thousand militants killed in the last six months.