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Somali troops kill al-Shabab leader

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Mogadishu, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) Somali special troops killed an al-Shabab leader and wounded ten other members of that group in a security operation in the southern Lower Shabelle region, government sources reported on Saturday.

The Federal Ministry of Information said that the leader of that radical group in the Mubarak village was Osman Daud, Radio Mogadishu broadcast.

It also indicated that lower-ranking al-Shabab representative Ow Maay, who was in charge of collecting money for the group in Mubarak’s community, was also killed in combat.

Upon noting that several civilians were wounded during the operation, the source added that the objective of the offensive was to attack one of the logistical bases of the armed militia, which extorts money from the people of Lower Shabelle.

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