The United States is to offer millions of
dollars in rewards for information leading to the capture of leaders of the
Somali militant group al-Shabab. It is the first time the US has offered money
for specific members of the group, which announced its allegiance to al-Qaeda
earlier this year.
It has put a price of $7m (£4.5m) on
al-Shabab's founder and commander, Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamud Godane. It comes as African Union forces make key
advances against the group.
Al-Shabab still controls much of the country
but is under pressure from Ethiopian troops, pro-government militias and the
African Union force, which has US and European funding. African Union and Somali
government forces last week captured the town of Afmadow, a strategic militant
base in the south of the country. Source
( BBC Africa )
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