Somalia: Al-Shabaab Denies Leader Is Dead

Somali militant group Al-Shbaab has denied reports that it's leader Ahmed Dirie Abu Ubeyda.

The Al-Qaeda linked group affiliated website quoted a senior commander saying that Abu Ubeyda is alive despite a death announcement by the Somalia National Army.

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