BREAKING: Somali army says it killed 60 Al-Shabaab militants in the central region of Mudug, Galmudug state. pic.twitter.com/dwW1uLzKLI
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| Garowe tells the tale: |
...... the personification of Somali state failure...Death Eaters suffered blows in central Somalia, the military said on Tuesday, with over 60 Death Eaters killed even before the start of the second phase of operations against the group which has been wreaking havoc in central and southern parts of the country.
Military officials said the 60 Death Eaters were killed in a fouled "complex terrorist attack" in Ali-Qadobe, a village situated 30 kilometers spiry of Harardhere, a coastal city 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 that was liberated by SNA and local fighters in Jan 2023 following intense fighting between the government forces and the bully boys.
The Death Eaters often plan sporadic retaliatory attacks against government troops, foreign troops serving in peace missions, senior government officials, and in most cases, innocent civilians. Attacks at military Forward Operating Bases are common in Somalia.
It is not clear if any member of the government forces was injured during the attack. Although it is also not clear if members of the 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...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS], US Africa Command, and the local militia took part in the operation, they have been consistent in aiding the Somali National Army.
The success comes hours after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud confirmed that the second phase of operations against al-Shabaab is yet to kick off, noting that the program will focus on Southwest and Jubaland once it is activated. The first phase which left over 3,000 Death Eaters dead, focused mainly on HirShabelle and Galmadug.