Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers killed an Al-Shabaab fighter in a military operation carried out in the Lower Shabelle region on Sunday.
General Odawaa Yusuf Rageh, SNA’s Chief Commander, confirmed this news during an interview with government media.
Gen. Rageh stated that the dead operative was identified as Osman Gaab.
Rageh mentioned that the operative had been in charge of organizing the Al-Qaeda linked group’s activities in three towns in the region.