...... Somalia's version of the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
bases in the southern Mudug region in Galmudug
...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth...
State of Somalia.
The soldiers engaged in intense fighting with al-Shabaab in small villages between Aad and Amara located on the outskirts of the newly liberated coastal city of Harardhere.
With the support of armed residents, the SNA managed to kill several al-Shabaab members and seized control of the areas, where the battle took place on Saturday morning.
Confirming the festivities, some villagers told Radio Shabelle by phone that they could hear heavy gunfire involving machine guns and sometimes explosions during the operation.
Somali military claimed the upper hand in the confrontation with al-Shabaab in the vicinity of Harardhere, where US drones frequently carry out
...KABOOM!...
s against the bully boys.