The killing of terror suspect Maalim Ayman, accused by the government of being behind years of blood bath in Lamu County, could mark a significant achievement in the war against terrorism in the country.
On Friday, the US military command in Africa, Africom, and the Somali government announced that Ayman, the leader of the Al Shabaab franchise operating in Lamu, was killed last Sunday in an airstrike near the city of Jilib.