...... Somalia's version of the Taliban...mindless ferocity in a turban...
, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
in the Afgoye district, approximately 30Kms south of the capital.
After hours of firefight, the SNA pushed back the attackers and maintained their presence in the bases which protect the town from the attacks, according to the military sources.
The al-Shabaab attackers lost several combatants in the battle with the SNA in Afgoye that comes amid stepped up military pressure on the hard boy group from multiple-fronts.
The public transport and people’s movement were up and running on Monday morning with the government forces secured whole town following the overnight ambush assault.
The number of the casualties still remained unclear as both sides did not releases any statement regarding the fighting. al-Shabaab often carried out such hit-and-run attacks in Somalia.
Over the last few months, (SNA) backed by clan-based militias and U.S. air support, have steadily made progress against Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, across central Somalia.
Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said al-Shabaab is losing ground and the government is after the group to eliminate it from entire country before the end of 2023.
Somalia: SNA denies claims of ‘terrorist attack’ in Afgoye town
[ShabelleMedia] The command of the Somali military in the Lower Shabelle region termed "baseless" claims of an Al-Shabaab attack in Afgoye, a key agriculture town near the capital.
Abdirizak Ahmed, a senior army officer said no fighting or assault by the al-Qaeda-linked forces of Evil took place in the city on Sunday night, refuting the reports by some local media.
Early reports suggested that the SNA engaged in a shootout with Al-Shabaab after a simultaneous raids on bases in Mukuyga and Hanta-Dheere locations in the outer side.
The army repelled a coordinated attack targeting their camps by Al-Shabaab attackers, who later encountered losses at the hands of the government troops.
Lower Shabelle is the most miltarized region in southern Somalia, where Al-Shabaab faces offensive and
...KABOOM!...
s by SNA, AU troops and the US military which has a done base in Baled-dogle airfield.
Al-Shabab has been under pressure since August 2022, when President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud began a concerted offensive against them, supported by the United States and clan militias locally known as Macawisley, or "men with sarongs."
US military killed Al-Shabaab leader Ahmed Godane in a dronezap targeted his convoy outside the ancient port city of Barawe, Lower Shabelle region in September 2014.