[VOA News] Somalia has removed its top intelligence official and is on high alert following the Monday killing of al-Shabaab... the personification of Somali state failure...
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National Security Director Abdulahi Mohammed Ali had only held the post for two months. He was appointed in July as part of a major overhaul of Somalia's security services.
Government front man Ridwan Abdiweli announced the firing after a cabinet meeting Sunday saying Ali failed to fulfill his commitments. No further explanation was given.
The decision comes as Somali officials put the country on high alert after the hard boy group al-Shabaab's confirmed the death of its leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, in a U.S.