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NISA raid leads to seizure of cache of weapons and suspect in Mogadishu
[ShabelleMedia] An elite team from Somalia’s Intelligence Agency carried out an operation in the capital, Mogadishu on Friday night amid an alert over terror attacks.NISA — National Intelligence and Security Agency said the sweep in Dharkenley district saw the seizure of a cache of IEDs, including grenades belonging to al-Shabaab  ...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...A woman who was in the house is in jug over suspicion that she was storing the al-Shabaab bombs. No further details were available about the overnight raid. The security forces in Mogadishu are now keeping an eye on al-Shabaab’s sleeping cells and sympathizers after the group lost grip of most strongholds to the army and vigilantes. The hawk-eyed NISA has been active in the fight against al-Shabaab and was responsible for high-profile raids in al-Shabaab hideouts that led to the deaths of turbans and leaders. Somali president Hassan Sheikh said on Thursday during an anti-Al-Shabaab rally in Mogadishu his government will leave no stone unturned to end al-Shabaab this year. The head of the state instructed the security agencies to conduct house-to-house searches in the capital to weed out al-Shabaab bedbugs mixing with the population. Posted by: trailing wife 2023-01-15 |
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