Al-Shabab names new leader after Godane death in US strike

Posted By Jasmine Opperman

Posted 10 years ago

Somalia's Islamist group al-Shabab has named Ahmad Umar as successor to former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, who was killed in a US air strike.The group announced the move in an…

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