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The commander of the 60th division of the Somali National Army, Onkod Moalim Adan confirmed that the area was taken over from the Shabaab during the military offensive.
He said that the operation led to the discovery of weapons and vehicles that were being used by the al-Shabaab to conduct attacks against army bases in Bakool province.
The operation comes as the defense minister Abdulkadir Mohammed Nur was in the region, visiting troops on the frontlines to boost their morale in the current war on al-Shabaab.