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Somalia Says 81 Militants Killed In Airstrikes In Southern Region
[RADIOSHABELLE] The Somali government said on Saturday that at least 81 Islamist forces of Evil were killed in two new security operations in Jilib, in Middle Juba of southern Somalia.Information Minister Abdurahman Omar Osman said the early Saturday operations, which were carried out by Somali and international partners, targeted a factory house and forces of Evil mobilizing to attack Gedo region. "Somali security forces conducted special operations in Jilib district and destroyed an al-Shabaab ...  Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...camp where murderous Moslems were regrouping to launch attacks on Gedo region area," Osman said in a statement issued in Mogadishu. "Some 81 forces of Evil were killed, a number of vehicles and heavy weapons destroyed." He later told Xinhua that the security forces destroyed materials used for making explosives such as TNT, RDX, potassium and sodium nitrate. The latest strikes took place hours after Somali and U.S. special forces conducted a dronezap in Lower Shabelle region on Friday evening. Sources said at least 13 al-Shabaab fighters were killed by the drone attack in Basra village, near Bal’ad district, in Lower Shabelle region. The U.S. military did not disclose the number of those killed in the attack. Osman said that Somali National Army (SNA) forces have intensified their assault on al-Shabaab forces of Evil in Middle Shabelle and Lower Shabelle regions. Jilib, a town about 380 km south of the capital Mogadishu, is a major stronghold of the al-Qaeda allied Death Eater group. Posted by: Fred 2017-11-12 |
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