Al-Shabab denies Kenya has killed its spy chief

A Kenyan air strike has killed the Intelligence Chief of Somalia's militant Islamist group Al-Shabab.

Reports say Mohammed Karatey and ten other Al-Shabab commanders were killed in the strike in southern Somalia on February 8. 

The Army said he played a key role in last month's deadly attack on a Kenyan military base in Somalia.  

Al-Shabab has not yet commented on the claim that Mr Karatey has been killed.  

Kenya contributes more than four thousand  troops to the 22 thousand strong AU force that is in Somalia helping the UN-backed government battle Al-Shabab,which is part of Al-Qaeda.  


BBC