An al Shabaab chief, Moalim Osman Abdi Badil, and three fighters were killed in fighting in Lower Shabelle region on Friday, Somalia's information minister said in a statement on Sunday. A US Navy SEAL was killed and two troops wounded in a raid on Friday on an al Shabaab militant compound in what appeared to be the first US combat death in the African country since the 1993 "Black Hawk Down" incident.
"On May 5, the Somali national army killed an al Shabaab leader, Moalim Osman Abdi Badil, and three fighters," a statement from Somalia's information minister said. "This will weaken the strength of the terrorists in Lower Shabelle region. It is a victory for the Somali forces and peacemaking."