(CNN)Two senior Al-Shabaab operatives, including the mastermind behind a 2015 attack on a Kenyan university, have been killed in Somali counter-terror operations, a government spokesman said.
Mohamud Dulyadeyn, the plotter behind the Garissa University attack in April last year, and Maalim Daud, head of Al-Shabaab's intelligence hit squads, were killed by the Somali National Army and anti-terror partners."Dulyadeyn was killed with other 16 members from Al-Shabaab (on Tuesday night)," said Daud Aweis, the Somali government spokesman."Maalim Daud, (also known as Yusuf Haji), was killed two days ago by Somali forces in collaboration with allied forces. He was killed with two other Al-Shabaab members."U.S. official: Terror kills as many or more in Africa than MideastA U.S. military official said Thursday that U.S. forces supported a Somali counter-terror operation that "may have resulted in the death" of the mastermind behind the Garissa University attack."U.S. forces supported this Somali-led operation in an advise-and-assist role," Defense Department spokeswoman Lt. Col. Michelle L. Baldanza told CNN. "We are working with Somali officials to assess the results of the operation and will provide further details when appropriate."
Mohamud Dulyadeyn, the plotter behind the Garissa University attack in April last year, and Maalim Daud, head of Al-Shabaab's intelligence hit squads, were killed by the Somali National Army and anti-terror partners."Dulyadeyn was killed with other 16 members from Al-Shabaab (on Tuesday night)," said Daud Aweis, the Somali government spokesman."Maalim Daud, (also known as Yusuf Haji), was killed two days ago by Somali forces in collaboration with allied forces. He was killed with two other Al-Shabaab members."U.S. official: Terror kills as many or more in Africa than MideastA U.S. military official said Thursday that U.S. forces supported a Somali counter-terror operation that "may have resulted in the death" of the mastermind behind the Garissa University attack."U.S. forces supported this Somali-led operation in an advise-and-assist role," Defense Department spokeswoman Lt. Col. Michelle L. Baldanza told CNN. "We are working with Somali officials to assess the results of the operation and will provide further details when appropriate."
