The government of Somalia indicated this Saturday, February 24, that it continues working to confirm the alleged death of the doctors of Assel Herrera Correa and Landy Rodríguez Hernández, kidnapped in Kenya since 2019.
“We are still trying to establish the veracity of this information. Once confirmed, we will let you know,” Daud Aweis, Somali Minister of Information, told the news agency. EFE.
The objective of the Somali authorities is to confirm whether the doctors lost their lives last weekend in a bombing allegedly organized by the United States against the extremist group Al-Shabaab.
These statements come after last Thursday the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, communicated with his Somali counterpart, Ali Mohamed Omar, to organize cooperation between both nations to clarify the current situation of the doctors.
That same day, it was learned that the president of the National Assembly, Esteban Lazo, He flew to Kenya to “gather information” and clarify the possible death of the kidnapped doctors, this after the Cuban government spent almost five years without even being able to confirm their location.
It is important to remember that a few days before, on Tuesday, February 20, North American authorities confirmed that a bombing was carried out in the area and the time at which the extremist group denounced, however, an official assured CNN that there was no credible evidence that there were civilian victims during the attack.
For its part, a spokesperson for the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) indicated that they were aware of reports about the alleged death of two civilians during the airstrike, Therefore, the case was already being investigated and an additional report would be provided when it was ready..
For now, no government has been able to confirm or deny the alleged death of the Cuban doctors, since the only source is a Telegram channel belonging to the Jihadist militia.
In that sense, some analysts maintain that, if the death is true, it is possible that the extremist group murdered the doctors, in an attempt to blame the United States and stop the bombings against its bases.
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