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Africa Horn
Somali army in major anti-al-Shabaab operation near Ethiopian border
2023-09-28
[ShabelleMedia] The Somali army along with Southwest regional troops launched a joint military operation against al-Shabaab
...... the personification of Somali state failure...
in the Bakool region near Æthiopia’s border.

The allied forces targeted al-Shabaab strongholds in East and West of Wajid town, where they engaged heavy festivities with the Death Eaters, according to the residents, who spoke to Radio Shabelle by phone.

The officials leading the offensive said the SNA and their allied regional soldiers managed to destroy several al-Shabaab bases and inflicted losses on the bully boyz during the vast operation.

Also, the troops moved to nearby villages to degrade al-Shabaab which controls small rural areas between the main towns in Bakool region, where the group imposed blockades.

Al-Shabaab attempted to infiltrate Æthiopia early this year after staging cross-border attacks through the Bakool region but faced stiff resistance from Liyu police which belongs to the Somali regional state.
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