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Kenya says kills al Shabaab commander and possibly militant Briton

By REUTERS

JUNE 15, 2015 10:48

NAIROBI - Kenya's army said it killed a regional commander from Somalia's al Shabaab group, and possibly also a Briton who joined the militants, in fighting over the weekend.

Eleven Somali militants and two Kenyan soldiers were killed when al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab fighters attacked a military base in Kenya's northern coastal region of Lamu County, officials said.

Al Shabaab confirmed the weekend attack, saying "many Kenyan soldiers were killed", without giving precise figures. It gave no details about any al Shabaab members killed. The group often cites a higher death toll than officials.

Among those killed was al Shabaab's Luqman Osman Issa, also known as Shirwa, blamed for leading attacks on Kenya's Mpeketoni area a year ago in which 65 people were killed, Kenya Defence Forces spokesman Colonel David Obonyo said on Monday.

"This is a big victory for us and also a major setback for al Shabaab because now there is no mainstream commander in the Lamu area," he told Reuters, adding Shirwa's body was in a morgue in Mpeketoni.

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