Al-Shabab Commander Defects to Somali Forces
An al-Shabab military commander has defected and surrendered to Somali government forces, authorities in Mogadishu said.
Minister of Information Abdirahman Omar Osman confirmed on Twitter that Bishar Mumin Farah had surrendered Wednesday in the south-central part of the country, in Hiran region.
A Somali general who interviewed the defector told VOA the