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Africa Horn
Punties Gaining on Shaboobs
2016-03-19
Security forces in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland killed more than 60 Islamist terrorists militants and regained some territory in a counter-offensive against al Shabaab, regional officials said.
Shaboobs are beginning to look like Michigan State out there...
The terrorist militant group has become more active in Puntland, a large part of northern Somalia, since moving more forces there after being pushed out of strongholds farther south by an African Union force and the Somali National Army, experts and officials say.

Omar Abdullahi, a regional governor, told Reuters that Puntland forces had killed 19 terrorists militants on Thursday and lost two of their own troops in fighting for an area called Baadqab, 90 km (55 miles) southwest of Puntland’s capital Garowe. He said his forces were still pursuing al Shabaab terrorists fighters.

Puntland police officer Major Mohamed Abdullahi said 22 al Shabaab terrorists fighters had been killed in three days of fighting that was still going on in the Zuuj hills region, and that four soldiers were killed.

“We have besieged them but fighting is not over,” he said.

On Friday, the government in Mogadishu sent extra military supplies by plane to help the Puntland forces, Information Minister Mohamed Abdi Hayir said on state radio.
Posted by:Steve White

#2  Ask Ed...
Posted by: Steve White   2016-03-19 14:05  

#1  Shaboobs are beginning to look like Michigan State out there...

That sounds like a sports metaphor. What does it mean?
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-03-19 13:40  

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