US Blacklists Ahmed Diriye and Mahad Karate, Freezes Assets of the Al Shabaab Leaders

The US has labelled Ahmed Diriye and Mahad Karate, leaders of the Somali militant group Al Shabaab as terrorists. According to a report that was released by the US state department on Tuesday, Diriye and  Karate, both prominent leaders of the al Qaeda like group were blacklisted. Diriye, who has been Al Shabaab’s leader since...