US offers reward for information on key Al Shabaab leaders

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (KUNA) -- The US offered rewards for information leading to the identification or location of six key leaders of Al Shabaab, the State Department announced Wednesday night.
The statement outlined rewards of up to USD six million for information on the whereabouts of Abu Ubaidah (Direye), up to USD five million each for information on Mahad Karate, Ma'alim Daud, and Hassan Afgooye, and up to USD three million each for information on Maalim Salman and Ahmed Iman Ali.
Al Shabaab who as pledged allegiance to ISIL, "claimed responsibility for the September 21-24, 2013, terrorist attack against the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, which left more than 60 people dead and nearly 200 wounded and the April 2 attack on Garrissa University College in Kenya, which resulted in 150 deaths," the State Department highlighted. (end) ak.bs