Islamist commander from the Islamic Courts Union that supports the government has been killed in Mogadishu by armed groups, witnesses said on Thursday.
Witnesses said armed gunmen opened fire on a Toyota Hilux Surf that commander Sharif Mohamud Hassan better known as Kariye was driving on the Factory Street in Mogadishu and he died instantly.
The commander and one of his security guards were killed in the attack.
Sources say that commander was targeted because he refused al-Shabab Islamists to fire mortars in many places in the capital.
On the other hand, a roadside bomb targeted a convoy of AMISOM troops in Mogadishu but no casualties have been reported.
amsomalia@mareeg.com
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