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According to local sources, an airstrike by an unknown party targeted a \u2018foreign al Shabaab commander\u2019 around dawn on May 9th 2019.<\/p>\n

According to Horn Globe, \u201cA second huge blast was heard in Jamame town, around dawn.\u00a0The target of the second air attack was al-Shabaab commander in charge of planning operations, a Somali intelligence officer in Mogadishu has told Horn Globe.\u00a0His fate is yet unknown as the intel officer says they were assessing the situation there.\u00a0Jamaame is about 522km from Mogadishu.<\/p>\n

“There was no any press release from the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in relation to the two air strikes in Jilib and Jamame.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Fallaro, “in Jamame district in Lower Juba region, a nighttime bombardment occurred, and it was reported that leader Abddinur Hussein, a close ally of Ahmed Godane, was reportedly targeted.\u00a0The death toll is said to have risen to five members of Al-Shabaab and there are other casualties, although their exact number is not yet known.”<\/p>\n

Asked whether it had been responsible for this event, in February 2020 a senior AFRICOM official told Airwars that this was not the case. 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