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Al-Shabaab leader, wife behind Manda Bay attack killed

Manda Bay military camp that was attacked by Al-Shabaab militants on January 5, 2020. [Jane Mugambi, Standard].

The US military says a senior Al-Shabaab leader behind the deadly January 5 attack on the Manda Bay base in Lamu, was killed in precision airstrikes, along with his wife.

The only strike reported by the US military February 22 occurred in the vicinity of Saakow, an Al-Shabaab stronghold in the Middle Juba region.

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