Danab Special Forces, a unit of Somali National Army (SNA) specially trained by the United States military, captured a senior Al-Shabaab commander.
The forces captured the extremist in Wallaweyn District, Lower Shabelle.
According to security sources, Mohamud Mohamed Sheikh Ali is has been involved in numerous Al-Shabaab attacks.
Further, Ali is in charge of Al-Shabaab’s tax collection ventures in Wallaweyn.
He is responsible for Al-Shabaab activities in the Lower Shabelle region.
His arrest followed a period of intense surveillance by Danab Special Forces and intelligence officers from Somalia and the United States.