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Somali army in major anti-al-Shabaab operation near Ethiopian border
[ShabelleMedia] The Somali army along with Southwest regional troops launched a joint military operation against al-Shabaab ...... the personification of Somali state failure...in the Bakool region near Æthiopia’s border. The allied forces targeted al-Shabaab strongholds in East and West of Wajid town, where they engaged heavy festivities with the Death Eaters, according to the residents, who spoke to Radio Shabelle by phone. The officials leading the offensive said the SNA and their allied regional soldiers managed to destroy several al-Shabaab bases and inflicted losses on the bully boyz during the vast operation. Also, the troops moved to nearby villages to degrade al-Shabaab which controls small rural areas between the main towns in Bakool region, where the group imposed blockades. Al-Shabaab attempted to infiltrate Æthiopia early this year after staging cross-border attacks through the Bakool region but faced stiff resistance from Liyu police which belongs to the Somali regional state. Related: Bakool: 2023-09-24 Dozens of Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia Bakool: 2023-09-22 Ethiopia's military says 462 Al-Shabaab fighters killed in failed Somalia attack Bakool: 2023-09-19 Ethiopia rubbishes Al-Shabaab claims that it killed 167 ENDF soldiers, ENDF sez up to 50 Shaboobs toes up Related: Wajid: 2023-09-19 Ethiopia rubbishes Al-Shabaab claims that it killed 167 ENDF soldiers, ENDF sez up to 50 Shaboobs toes up Wajid: 2023-09-18 Al-Shabaab ambushes Ethiopian military convoys in Somalia’s Bakool Wajid: 2023-07-27 Somali Govt confirms foreign fighters among 25 killed in repelled attack Posted by: trailing wife 2023-09-28 |
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