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Kenya army says it has killed Shebab intelligence chief
2016-02-18
[AFP] Kenya's army said Thursday it had killed the intelligence chief of the Shebab insurgents and 10 other commanders in an air strike in Somalia.

The US government had placed a $5 million bounty on the head of spy chief Mahad Karate, with Kenya celebrating what they called a "major blow" to the Islamist force.

Kenyan troops, part of an African Union force in Somalia (AMISOM) fighting the Islamist insurgents, claimed to have killed Karate, a top commander also responsible for internal security, in an air strike at a Shebab training camp earlier this month.

"The killing... is a major blow to the terrorist group," the Kenyan army statement read.

Karate -- head of the Shebab's Amniyat unit, a special security wing responsible for intelligence, attacks and assassinations -- is said to have been involved in plotting the 2015 massacre of 148 people at Garissa university in north-east Kenya.

"The Kenya Defence Forces, under AMISOM operations, would like to confirm that Mahad Mohammed Karate... and 10 other middle level commanders were killed in a major KDF strike," in southern Somalia on February 8, the statement read.

The claims could not be independently verified, and there was no immediate reaction from the Shebab.

Additional: Islam Media Analysis
Posted by:Besoeker

#3  "This is Operation Hi Karate, and the go sign is "Sweep the leg"."
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-02-18 20:09  

#2  go to your room, Grunter
;-)
Posted by: Frank G   2016-02-18 11:17  

#1  Looks like Karate got the chop.
Posted by: Grunter   2016-02-18 10:55  

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