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convoy in the Middle Shabelle region, the government said on Wednesday.
The precision operation struck bully boy vehicles in Sigato and Labi Aw-Hasan, areas between Ruun-Nirgood and al-Kawther districts, destroying several vehicles carrying heavy explosives and killing the forces of Evil on board, according to a statement from Somalia’s Ministry of Information.
One vehicle, a Toyota Prado was reportedly destined for an attack on a mosque in al-Kawther, the ministry said. al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked group, has a history of targeting religious sites, including mosques in El Ali Ahmed, Daru-Nimca, Buuloburde, Bahdo, and Qayib.