A close confidant to one of Al-Shabaab’s senior fighters was killed in an operation in Galgadud.
Somali National Army (SNA) killed Artan Iley as several other terrorists in the counterterrorism operation carried out in two locations in Galgadud.
The first operation was at El-Qansah while the second one took place at El-Huyun.
Iley is Yusuf Isse Kabakutukade’s right-hand man.
He and others were killed in Sunday’s operations that saw SNA join forces with local fighters to defeat the militants.