US and Somali forces kill al-Shabaab commander with $10m bounty on head
- Maalim Ayman, a senior al-Shabab commander responsible for attacks in Somalia and Kenya, was killed in a U.S. Airstrike near Jilib.
- The operation that led to Ayman's killing was a collaboration between the Somali Armed Forces and the U.S. military. There were no civilian casualties.
- Ayman was accused of preparing the Manda Bay Airfield attack, which killed a U.S. Soldier and two Defense Department contractors. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Maalim Ayman soll mehrere Terrorangriffe der Schabab-Miliz geplant haben, unter anderem gegen eine US-Basis in Kenia. Nun ist der ranghohe Islamist wohl bei einer Operation der somalischen und US-Streitkräfte getötet worden.
US and Somali forces kill al-Shabaab commander with $10m bounty on head
Maalim Ayman was wanted over attack on airbase in Kenya in 2020 in which three Americans diedSomali troops and US forces have killed a senior commander of the al-Shabaab militant group who had a $10m bounty on his head over an attack that left three Americans dead.“Maalim Ayman, a senior leader of al-Shabaab, was confirmed to have been killed in a joint operation by the Somali national army with assistance from US forces on December 17th,” Kenya…
Somalia, U.S. forces kill al Shabaab leader behind numerous attacks in region – official
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali and U.S. forces have killed a senior leader of the militant Islamist al Shabaab group who had planned numerous attacks in Somalia and Kenya, Somalia's information minister said. "Maalim Ayman ... was confirmed to have been killed in a joint operation by the Somali National Army with assistance from US forces on December 17th," Daud Aweis said on his X account late on Thursday. "Ayman was accountable for planning …
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