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US Offers $10 Million for Information on Whereabouts of Al-Shabaab Leader

The United States has offered a reward of $10 million for information that leads to the arrest of one of Al-Shabaab’s leaders.

A notice from the State Department’s Rewards for Justice Program offered a monetary reward to anyone who provides accurate details on the whereabouts of Abu Ubaidah.

Ubaidah, who is also known as Ahmed Diriye or Ahmed Umar, is described as a high-ranking official within the militant group.

He took over from Ahmed Abdi Godane who died while leading Al-Shabaab.

At the time of Godane’s demise, Ubaidah had been serving as one of the most influential members of his inner circle.