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Al-Shabaab deputy commander Mahad Karate killed in KDF strike

Kenya's army said Thursday it had killed the intelligence chief of the Al Shabaab insurgents and 10 other commanders in an air strike in Somalia.

The US government had placed a $5 million bounty on the head of spy chief Mahad Karate, with Kenya celebrating what it called a "major blow" to the Al-Qaeda-linked group.

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