MARKA, Somalia -- At least ten Al Shabaab militants were reportedly killed in a heavy fighting between two Al Shabaab factions in Lower Shabelle region of Southern Somalia on Sunday afternoon, Garowe Online reports.
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The battle occurred in Bulo-Marer town; 120 km south of Mogadishu after Al Shabaab militiamen attacked militants loyal to Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab groupÂ’s Chief Ahmed Godane, sources said.
“The clashes erupted on the outskirts of the town and a senior Al Shabaab official named Jiinow who was the head of fighters against Godane militia was killed,” a resident of Bulo-Marer told Garowe Online.
As dissension and splitting continue to spread within Al Shabaab ranks, in an audio recording provided to Somali media in August, Ahmed Godane, Al Shabaab chief said an enemy wants to split 'Mujahedeen" lines.
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Death squads loyal to Ahmed Godane previously executed Godane's deputy Ibrahim Haji Jama (Micad) and Abdihamid Hashi Olhaye (Moallim Burhan) in Barawe, a coastal town in Lower Shabelle region. |