[Garowe] Somali National Army (SNA) said Monday its forces killed more than 200 al-Shabaab... Somalia's version of the Taliban
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murderous Moslems during an operation conducted on Sunday in Bulaburte district of central Somalia on Sunday.
According to the state-owned media, the murderous Moslems were planning to block the road between Beledweyne and Bulaburde district and stage an attack but the forces received intelligence in time and foiled the attack.
"Their intention was to block the road between Bula-burde and Beledweyne towns. But they made a miscalculation, and ended up in the fire," the Somali news agency reported.
The Somali forces backed by pro-government militia have liberated more than 40 villages and killed over 500 al-Shabaab murderous Moslems in the past three weeks in operations in central Somalia.
The Death Eater group has lost ground to the Somali government and African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
troops in recent months but still controls some territory in southern and central Somalia.
The state media is reporting that the National Army with locals killed more than 200 Al-Shabaab members during an assault in Hiran region on Sunday.
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Al-Shabaab has not yet released a statement regarding the military claims.