Kenya's Chief of Defense confirms death of attack leader
879 views · Published 21 January 2016 · 1:16 · Indexed 31 October 2026
Channel: CGTN Africa · 2016 · News & Politics
Meanwhile Kenya's Chief of Defense has confined that his troops have killed Maalim Janoh, leader of the Al-Shabaab Abu Zubeir brigade. He is believed to have been the leader of Friday's attack of an army base in El-Adde, Somalia. General Samuel Mathethe said they could not confirm the number of soldiers killed in the attack, and that DNA testing of some of the bodies were still underway due to the size of the attack and the effect it had on the bodies.
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