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American-born Islamist militant Omar Hammami, has reportedly been killed in an ambush ordered by his Somali militant group. Hammami was one of the FBI's most-wanted terrorists, with a US$5 million bounty on his head.
Two top Islamist militants, from the US and UK, have been killed in Somalia after falling out with al-Shabab, witnesses have told the BBC.
According to BBC News, Omar Hammami, known as al-Amriki, and Osama al-Britani, a British citizen of Pakistani origin, are said to have died in an early-morning attack in a village south-west of the capital, Mogadishu.
They had been hiding from al-Shabab since leaving the group this year. The two men were allies of veteran Somali Islamist, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, who split from al-Shabab in June.
In March, the US State Department offered a $5m (£3.1m) reward for any information leading to the capture or conviction of al-Amriki.
One of al-Amriki's fighters told the BBC that they had been overpowered by the al-Shabab attack in a village near the town of Dinsor.
Local residents confirmed the deaths, as did a senior source within al-Shabab.
Al-Amriki was known for rapping jihadist songs which were loaded onto YouTube.
He grew up in the town of Daphne in the state of Alabama, where friends said he was popular at school, quick-witted, charismatic and elected president of his school year.
Little is known about al-Britani.
UK officials say they have been aware of the Briton's presence in Somalia for some time but would not confirm either his death or his real name.
