Al Shabaab militants. Photo/CCTV

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The Kenya Defence Forces has announced the killing of a senior Al-Shabaab commander.

According to KDF, Hassan Issack Ibrahim alias Beila, who was in charge of Gelef area in Somalia was killed together with two bodyguards during an operation jointly carried out with Jubaland security forces.

It is believed that Hassan is the force behind the hijacking of miraa vehicles on the Kenya-Somalia border at Diff, Hamey and Dhobley.

He is also said to have led a number of attacks on police posts on the Kenyan border with Somalia

An AK-47 rifle, a grenade and a mobile phone were found on the commander’s body, which was displayed to the public in Dhobley town on Wednesday.