| Description |
A US drone conducted an air strike which killed a senior al Shabaab commander Sahal (Iskudhuq) and four other al Shabaab fighters in Haawaay Bridge (14km SW of Sablaale town, Lower Shabelle) in the afternoon of 26/01. Reports indicate that the al Shabaab target was travelling between Sablaale and Haawaay in a convoy of three vehicles and that the strike targeted his vehicle. Further reports suggest that masked al Shabaab fighters reached the scene overnight and retrieved bits of flesh from the burned-out car. In the following days al Shabaab elements in the area made several arrests of locals in response to the attack. |
