Somalia: Al-Shabaab Commander Shot Dead

Somali National and inelegance security services has shot and killed a senior commander of Al Shabaab militant in Mogadishu's Hiliwaa district, according to govt officials.

Suspected al-Shabaab militants wait to be taken for interrogation during a joint night operation by the Somali security services and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), in Mogadishu (file photo).

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