A senior Al-Shabaab commander was arrested on Monday in security operation conducted by the Interim South West Administration forces in the Bay region of southwest Somalia, official said. Abdullah Sheikh Mohamed, a military officer in Bay regional district of Diinsoor, told Radio Shabelle, the commander whose name was only released as Marorow is being held at the city’s custody.
“The suspect is an elderly man and was working as a spy agent for Al-Shabaab in the town. We captured him previously after renouncing the group , but now he is seems to have gone back to his job,” said Mohamed. The troops of the South-West state of Somalia have been conducting security operations in the southern town of Diinsoor to flush out Al-Shabaab remnants, according to military source.