Somalia: Al-Shabaab's Supreme Leader Replaced Due to Sickness, Somalia Spy Agency Says

30 August 2020

Mogadishu — Somalia's spy agency says Al-Shabaab has made changes to its top leadership amid internal wrangles in the militant group with divided allegiance to global jihadist movements.

The National Intelligence and Security Agency (Nisa) reported on Friday that Al-Shabaab's Emir (supreme leader) Ahmed Diriye Abu Ubaidah had been replaced due to ill health.

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