Air strike kills al-Shabab commander in Somalia
An oxygen strike in Somalia has killed a senior commander of militant Islamist group al-Shabab, state radio reports.
The US issued a reward of $5m (£3,8m) in 2008 for information on the whereabouts of Bashir Mohamed Qorgab.
THE UNITED STATES carries out frequent air strikes in Somalia to target militants. It has not however commented on the article. Qorgab's family group confirmed his death.
He was responsible for attacks on army bases, and was also involved in businesses in Kenya, the survey said.
Qorgab was first killed on 22 February found in the southern Somali city of Sakow, carrying out a joint operation by the Somali army and US army, Somali status radio reported.
It did not describe why the news headlines had emerged only now.
Last month there have been unconfirmed reports on Somali media outlets that Qorgab had broken away from Al-Shabab next disagreements with other leaders.
Al-Shabab is linked to al-Qaeda and controls a lot of southern and central Somalia.
It has also completed a good wave of bombings found in neighbouring Kenya, and is regarded as the most dangerous militant group in the region.
Previous month, the group's fighters attacked a base in Kenya utilized by Kenyan and All of us forces, killing three Americans - a US armed service service member and two contractors.
