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More than 70 Al-Shabaab members killed in Somalia military operation
[ShabelleMedia] Heavy fighting... as opposed to the more usual name-calling or slapsy... between Somali troops and al-Shabaab  ... the personification of Somali state failure...took place in the Aboodin area of the Lower Jubba region amid an intensified military offensive. The battle on Friday afternoon killed more than 70 al-Shabaab members and maimed dozens of others, according to a statement issued by the government on Saturday. The allied forces from the Somali government and local Jubaland soldiers attacked a gathering of the al-Shabaab group leaders. The dead include senior commanders. "More than 70 Death Eaters and leaders were killed in the war," said a statement, adding that the US military provided air support to the ground operation in al-Shabaab strongholds. The ongoing army operations in the Jubaland state are aimed at chasing the al-Shabaab group, which controls the entire Middle Jubba region and other areas in the regional state. Related: Aboodin: 2023-09-16 US-trained Danab troops push Al-Shabaab out of areas in Jubaland Aboodin: 2023-06-03 Danaab commandos alongside Jubaland State Forces kill three Al-shabaab militants during an operation Southwest of Kisimayo Related: Lower Jubba: 2023-10-28 Good Morning Lower Jubba: 2023-10-28 Shaboob turns himself in to Somali security forces in Lower Jubba Lower Jubba: 2023-10-16 Police bomb squad clears Shaboob IEDS in Lower Jubba Posted by: trailing wife 2023-12-24 |
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