Al-Shabaab bomb expert killed by Somali commandos in Lower Shabelle


The Somali Commando force known as Danab have killed an Al-Shabaab bomb expert in a raid near the town of Wanlaweyn in Lower Shabelle, southern Somalia.

The explosives expert, described by officials leading the operation as a senior Al-Shabaab commander named Mohamed Osman Hussein Bulush, was shot dead in a firefight with the commandos, who initially aimed to capture him.

Bulush is said to have been the replacement of Al-Shabaab Mohamed Sidow, who was killed in an air strike in Aliyow Barrow on 28 December, according to a senior Danab commander.

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Source:  Somali Affairs