... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
base.
Barre confirmed that the Somali army with the support of foreign allies targeted al-Shabaab turbans in their hideouts. As many as 7 fighters, including leaders were killed.
The town of Kuntuwaarey, in the southwest of Somalia, is located 208 kilometers from the capital, Mogadishu. It has been for many years been under the full control of al-Shabaab.
At least four other turbans were maimed in the planned operation, which comes as the U.S. and AU forces in Somalia are stepping up their role in the current war on al-Shabaab.
Last month, a U.S.
...KABOOM!...
killed three al-Shabaab Lions of Islam in a remote area of Somalia, approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) northeast of Kismayo
...a port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia, at the extreme southern end of the country (always assuming Somalia can be called a country). It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region....
, a port city in Jubaland state.