...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...commander was on Wednesday arrested in Lower Jubba, in yet a milestone in the war against the Somalia-based murderous Moslems, who have been terrorizing people in the Horn of Africa nation, including innocent civilians.
For the past several weeks, Somali National Army [SNA] has intensified its crackdown against the murderous Moslems, who still control large swathes of rural central and southern Somalia. The hard boyz have also intensified attacks in various strategic areas across the country.
State media reported that Mohammed Abdi Mukhtar, a senior al-Shabaab leader who is known within the group [Sakhrawi] to hide his identity, was arrested by the elite Danab Special Forces, who get training from the US Africa Command during an operation in the West of Kismayo
...a port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia, at the extreme southern end of the country (always assuming Somalia can be called a country). It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region....
According to the military, four of Sakhrawi's bodyguards were killed during his arrest. For a long time, the commander has been evading arrest, despite topo tip-off from the locals who have been working with the military to degrade the murderous Moslems.
The Danab Special Forces have been working closely with the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission [ATMIS] in various operations even in the absence of the US military. The US announced recently that it is dispatching close to 500 soldiers to the Horn of Africa nation.
Last month, members from the SNA's elite commando unit killed 11 al-Shabaab fighters near Kismayo and recovered several weapons, including a PKM machine gun. The military also arrested a number of hard boyz during the crackdown, reports indicate.
The US has announced that its soldiers will be reporting in Somalia soonest to help in the fight against al-Shabaab, in what could tremendously boost efforts by local soldiers. The US has been a traditional partner of Somalia both on matters of security and development.