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Africa Horn
Over 60 killed in Puntland attack
2015-01-08
Different version of the Galgala offensive story with more bad boys dead.
Almost 60 people have been killed during a weeklong battle between Somali security forces and the al-Shabab Takfiri militants in the northeastern part of the country, authorities say.

Fifty-four militants of the al-Qaeda-linked group were killed during fighting with Somali security forces in the autonomous state of Puntland, regional leader, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, said on Tuesday. The attack also left five soldiers dead and four others injured, the official added.

Forty-six militants were injured and several others arrested, he added. The detainees include al-Shabab commanders, Mukhtar Abdinur Ahmed, also known as Ahmed Gurey, and Ahmed Abdi Mohamed.

Ali confirmed that the country’s “security forces… have conducted a series of clean-up operations against the remnants of al-Shabab members” in Galgala mountainous area.

Last week, Security forces in the Puntland region launched an offensive against al-Shabab’s strongholds in the Galgala mountainous area, 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of the port city of Bosaso.
Posted by:Steve White

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