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| Al-Shabab militant Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi 'surrenders' | Al-Shabab militant Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi 'surrenders' |
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| A top al-Shabab militant, Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, has given himself up, Somali officials say. | A top al-Shabab militant, Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, has given himself up, Somali officials say. |
| Mr Hersi, a leading figure in the militant group's intelligence wing, surrendered to police in the Gedo region, they add. | |
| In June 2012, the US state department offered $3m (£1.9m, 2.5m euros) for information leading to his capture. | In June 2012, the US state department offered $3m (£1.9m, 2.5m euros) for information leading to his capture. |
| It comes three months after al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed in a US air strike. | It comes three months after al-Shabab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed in a US air strike. |
| A Somali intelligence officer, quoted by the Associated Press news agency, suggested Mr Hersi may have surrendered because of a dispute with al-Shabab members loyal to the former leader. | A Somali intelligence officer, quoted by the Associated Press news agency, suggested Mr Hersi may have surrendered because of a dispute with al-Shabab members loyal to the former leader. |
| Mr Hersi fell out with Godane last year and has been on the run ever since but he is still a powerful figure, says BBC Africa editor Mary Harper. | |
| 'No fight' | |
| Police stormed a house Mr Hersi had been hiding in for six days, close to the border with Kenya, after receiving a tip off, the district commissioner of the town of El Wag told the BBC. | |
| He said that although Mr Hersi had a pistol, he did not put up a fight. | |
| "Al-Shabab leader Zakariya Ismail surrendered to government forces in El Wag, Gedo region. He is expected to be flown to Mogadishu tomorrow," an unnamed official told Reuters news agency. | |
| There has been no immediate comment from al-Shabab. | |
| Al-Shabab bounties | Al-Shabab bounties |
| • $5m: Ibrahim Haji Jama, co-founder | • $5m: Ibrahim Haji Jama, co-founder |
| • $5m: Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, also known as Shongole, financier | • $5m: Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, also known as Shongole, financier |
| • $5m: Bashir Mohamed Mahamoud, military commander | • $5m: Bashir Mohamed Mahamoud, military commander |
| • $5m: Mukhtar Robow, also known as Abu Mansur, spokesman | • $5m: Mukhtar Robow, also known as Abu Mansur, spokesman |
| • $3m: Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, intelligence chief | • $3m: Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, intelligence chief |
| • $3m: Abdullahi "Yare", senior figure | • $3m: Abdullahi "Yare", senior figure |
| Ahmad Umar was named the new leader of al-Shabab, days after Godane's killing last September. | |
| The US has supported the African Union (AU) force that has driven al-Shabab out of the capital Mogadishu and other towns since 2011. | |
| The al-Qaeda-linked fighters want to overthrow the UN-backed Somali government and frequently attack government targets as well as neighbouring countries that provide troops to the AU force. | |
| Three members of the AU force and a civilian contractor were killed in an al-Shabab attack on its headquarters in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday. |