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Suspected Al Shabaab Gunmen Carry Out Separate Killings In Somalia
[RADIOSHABELLE] A senior Somali military officer was bumped off in Mogadishu Sunday evening, security sources told the media.Gunmen armed with pistols fatally shot General Abdullahi Mohammed Sheikh Qururuh and a bodyguard as the two men were walking home from a mosque in the Somali capital, witnesses said. The attackers walked past General Qururuh and the bodyguard, then turned and shot them from behind, the sources quoted the witnesses as saying. Both victims was struck down in his prime. Qururuh was a senior army officer at Somalia’s command and control headquarters in Mogadishu. He served previously as deputy commander of logistics for the Somali army. There no immediate claim of responsibility for the liquidations. al-Shabaab ...  Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...Death Eaters are believed to be involved in most such attacks on government officials. One week ago a similar shooting in southern Mogadishu killed a senior Somali intelligence officer and his bodyguard. The attackers in that case were in a vehicle that fired on Mohamud Moallim Hassan Qoley and his bodyguard in the capital’s Dharkaynlay district. al-Shabaab grabbed credit for those killings. Posted by: Fred 2017-09-26 |
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