Top al Shabaab leader Hussein Mukhtar on Tuesday surrendered to the Somali National Army in Baidoa. Al Shabaab ruled most of south-central Somalia until 2011 when it was driven out of Mogadishu by African Union troops. More on this: KDF kills 57 al Shabaab militants in SomaliaIn January, al Shabaab fighters attacked a Kenyan military base in the southern Somali town of Kulbiyow near the border. KDF said nine soldiers died, while al Shabaab said it killed at least 66. Last month parliamentarians elected a new president who vowed to stamp out al Shabaab.

Source: The Star March 08, 2017 07:52 UTC