Top Alshabab Fighter Defects to the Government

The Military Prosecutor of the Somali Armed Forces in Hiran region Mohmaed Abdikadir Mohamed informed Goobjoog News about the top Alshabab fighter that defected to the government of Somalia.

Abshir Mumin, a top official of Ashabab was among the fighters trained for Jungle warfare and used to command hundreds of fighters as said by Prosecutor Mohamed.

The Military Prosecutor has not explained if this top fighter was accompanied by Alshabab fighters during his defection.

“This man used to be a top commander of Ashabab and used to do important operations for them. He contacted us and we welcomed him with dignity. He had himself with an AK47 gun and magazines” The Prosecutor said.

On the side, Alshabab did not speak out yet on their defected commander.

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