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Somali National Army says Al-Shabaab supreme leader dead

Somalia. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Abdulkadir Khalif

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Nation Media Group

The Somali National Army (SNA) Radio has reported the death of the supreme leader of the Al-Shabaab jihadists Ahmed Dirie Abu Ubeyda.

The broadcaster run by the military, reported that Abu Ubeyda died in Jilib District in Middle Shabelle, about 410km south of Mogadishu.

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