Somalia sacks security chief, warns of al Shabaab retaliation

 
Somalia government has relieved its national security director, Abdullahi Mohamed Ali of his appointment and put its army on alert for retaliation after the Islamist militant group al Shabaab confirmed its leader had been killed in a U.S. air strike.

The militant Al Shabaab group vowed revenge on Saturday for the killing of Ahmed Godane, named the little-known Sheikh Ahmad Umar Abu Ubaidah as its new head, and reaffirmed its affiliation to al Qaeda.
Abdullahi Mohamed Ali had only been in his post since July.

In an announcement after a cabinet meeting, government spokesman Ridwan Abdiweli gave no reason for the change but said Ali's deputy would stand in for him.

He said the defence and security ministers had called for "particular vigilance" following Godane's death.