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Eugene

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Sun Mar 8, 2020, 07:22 PM Mar 2020

Al-Shabab's Bashir Mohamed Qorgab 'killed in air strike in Somalia'

Source: BBC

Al-Shabab's Bashir Mohamed Qorgab 'killed in air strike in Somalia'

8 March 2020

An air strike in Somalia has killed a senior commander of militant Islamist group al-Shabab, state radio reports.

The US issued a reward of $5m (£3,8m) in 2008 for information on the whereabouts of Bashir Mohamed Qorgab.

The US carries out frequent air strikes in Somalia to target militants. It has not yet commented on the report. Qorgab's family confirmed his death.

He was in charge of attacks on military bases, and was also involved in operations in Kenya, the report said.

Qorgab was killed on 22 February in the southern Somali town of Sakow, following a joint operation by the Somali army and US military, Somali state radio reported.

It did not explain why the news had emerged only now.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51789724
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