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| US offers rewards in hunt for Somalia's al-Shabab leaders | US offers rewards in hunt for Somalia's al-Shabab leaders |
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| The US government is offering $27m (£18m) in rewards for information on the whereabouts of six leaders of the Somalia-based al-Shabab group. | The US government is offering $27m (£18m) in rewards for information on the whereabouts of six leaders of the Somalia-based al-Shabab group. |
| The highest reward is $6m for the group's leader Abu Ubaidah. | The highest reward is $6m for the group's leader Abu Ubaidah. |
| He replaced Ahmed Abdi Godane, who was killed in a US drone strike last year. | He replaced Ahmed Abdi Godane, who was killed in a US drone strike last year. |
| Among those being hunted is Mahad Karate, also known as Abdirahman Mohamed Warsame, believed to be a key player in the attack on a Kenyan university which killed 148 people. | Among those being hunted is Mahad Karate, also known as Abdirahman Mohamed Warsame, believed to be a key player in the attack on a Kenyan university which killed 148 people. |
| The group, part of al-Qaeda, is battling the UN-backed government in Somalia and has also carried out a string of attacks in neighbouring Kenya. | |
| On Wednesday, Kenyan security forces destroyed five suspected al-Shabab hideouts in the Bono forest close to the Somali border, according to Reuters news agency. | |
| The rewards | The rewards |
| Source: US Department of State | Source: US Department of State |
| Who are al-Shabab? | Who are al-Shabab? |
| Al-Shabab recruiting in Kenyan towns | Al-Shabab recruiting in Kenyan towns |