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A top al-Shabab militant, Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, ‘surrenders’

December 27, 2014 by Kelly Davies Leave a Comment

A top al-Shabab militant, Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, has given himself up, Somali officials say.

Mr Hersi, a leading figure in the militant group’s intelligence wing, surrendered to police in the Gedo region, local media report.

In June 2012, the US state department offered $3m (£1.9m, 2.5m euros) for information leading to his capture.

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It comes three months after al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed in a US air strike.

A Somali intelligence officer, quoted by the Associated Press news agency, suggested Mr Hersi may have surrendered because of a dispute with al-Shabab members loyal to the former leader.

Ahmad Umar was named the new leader of al-Shabab, days after Godane’s killing last September.

The US has supported the African Union (AU) force that has driven al-Shabab out of the capital Mogadishu and other towns since 2011.

The al-Qaeda-linked fighters want to overthrow the UN-backed Somali government and frequently attack government targets as well as neighboring countries that provide troops to the AU force.

BBC Africa

Filed Under: Terrorism

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