Al-Shabab confirms death of Garissa attack leader

{Mohamed Ali, whose death was declared by officials on June 1, allegedly organised deadly 2015 raid on Kenyan university.}

Somalia’s armed group al-Shabab has confirmed the death of a commander suspected of organising the 2015 attack on Kenya’s Garissa University that left 148 people dead.

The killing of Mohamed Mohamud Ali, also known as Dulyadin, was announced by Somali officials on June 1, and al-Shabab confirmed his death with the release of an obituary on Saturday.

Somalia’s armed group al-Shabab has confirmed the death of a commander suspected of organising the 2015 attack on Kenya’s Garissa University that left 148 people dead.

The killing of Mohamed Mohamud Ali, also known as Dulyadin, was announced by Somali officials on June 1, and al-Shabab confirmed his death with the release of an obituary on Saturday.

The April 2015 assault at Garissa University College, 365km northeast of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, left 148 people dead, 142 of them students.

The victims were slain in their dormitories or rounded up and executed in a hall of residence.

The operation was carried out by four al-Shabab fighters.

The attack was the bloodiest in Kenya since al-Qaeda bombed the US embassy in Nairobi in 1998, killing 213 people.

Last July, the Kenyan government said Mohamud Ali had been killed in a US drone strike, but it later backtracked on the claim.