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2023-03-23 Africa Horn
Somalia’s defense minister: 3,000 Al-Shabaab members killed in months
[ShabelleMedia] The Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohammed Nor, has revealed that 3,000 al-Shabaab
...... Somalia's version of the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...

fighters were killed in the first phase of the current army operations.

The minister said 3,700 Death Eaters were maimed in Hirshabelle and 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...
states, where the krazed killer faced a multi-front offensive involving US military Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s and local fighters.

On Tuesday, the SNA’s Infantry Commander Gen Bihi told the State media that the military backed by pro-government militia, Ma’awisley, repulsed al-Shabaab raid in Middle Shabelle region and killed 30 krazed killers.

The government has achieved to open the road connecting Mogadishu and Galkayo which is 575 kilometers which people can now travel by car without fears of al-Shabaab ambush.

In in the past 8 months, SNA and allied forces captured important areas and districts that the group has controlled for 15 years years, including Harardhere, a coastal town in Mudug.

The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh has declared the war against al-Shabaab when he won the presidential election in May last year, which now seems to be making gains.

The president has vowed that the military operations to flush out al-Shabaab Death Eaters from their strongholds will be finalized this year and asked nighbouring countries to join the war.
Posted by trailing wife 2023-03-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [17 views ]  Top
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