African Union force says key al-Shabab commander killed

The AU force in a series of tweets on Thursday says the commander, the head of tax collection in Lower Shabelle region, was killed after an ambush on Monday on an al-Shabab meeting in Bariire. The extremists bring in funding by taxing the communities they control.

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