|
Somalia: At Least 20 Al-Shabaab Members Killed in Army Ops - SNA Chief
[AllAfrica] At least 20 al-Shabaab ...... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...Gen. Odawa Yusuf Rageh, the chief of Somalia's army, told a military-run radio service that senior commanders of the group, which is affiliated with al-Qaeda, were among the dead. A military official in the region said the operation was launched after intelligence was received that al-Shabaab terrorist were hiding out in villages close to Qoryoley and Janale towns. He said several soldiers were also maimed in the operation. Janale, a strategically important agricultural town some 95 kilometers (59 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu, was liberated from al-Shabaab following a military offensive in 2020. Related: Lower Shabelle: 2021-02-18 Anti-Al-Shabaab militia sighted in southern Somalia region Lower Shabelle: 2021-02-15 Suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen kill pregnant women in Somalia Lower Shabelle: 2021-02-04 Al-Shabaab Ambush Kills 8 In Somalia Related: Qoryoley: 2021-01-24 Shaboobs gaining control over territory in Middle Shabelle Qoryoley: 2020-02-20 Al Shabaab militants kill at least 12 Somali soldiers and briefly captured a military base southwest of the capital Qoryoley: 2019-09-16 10 Dead, Scores Wounded In Al-Shabab Attacks In Somalia Related: Janale: 2017-12-29 Al Shabaab Beheads Man Accused Of Rape Janale: 2016-10-08 AMISOM denies civilian killings in southern Somalia Janale: 2016-06-10 Ethiopia says army killed 101 jihadists in Somali raid Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-20 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=595172 |