US-Trained Danab Forces Kills Senior Al-Shabab Operative In Lower Shabelle Region

The US-trained Somali forces have laid claim to killing a senior al-Shabab fighter in Lower Shabelle region of Somalia.

The high-ranking official was identified as Abdirahman Abdalla also known as Abu (Abu Ayman) who had been in charge of al-Shabaab’s finances in Shabelle region.

According to senior military officials, the soldiers destroyed a tax collection point and removed landmines that were planted by the militants.

The move comes barely a week after the Somali National Army (SNA) destroyed checkpoints manned by al-Shabab to extort money from transporters and pedestrians in Leego which is located 50 kilometres from Wanlaweyn town in Lower Shabelle region.

The government forces have intensified operations against al-Shabab extremists in the past months, but the militants are still hiding in the rural areas, conducting ambushes and planting landmines.