MOGADISHU: A prominent US-born Islamist militant was killed in Somalia on Thursday after he fell out with senior commanders of the Al-Shabaab rebel group, witnesses said.
Residents in Al-Baate village in southern Somalia said Alabama-born Omar Hammami, commonly known as Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki or 'the American', and a British national known as Usama al-Britani, were shot dead in a dawn raid on their hideout.
Residents in Al-Baate village in southern Somalia said Alabama-born Omar Hammami, commonly known as Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki or 'the American', and a British national known as Usama al-Britani, were shot dead in a dawn raid on their hideout.
