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2024-03-18 Africa Horn

Somali military says senior Al-Shabaab commanders killed in operation

[ShabelleMedia] The Somali military says it carried out a planned operation targeting the al-Shabaab

... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them...
position in the central Mudug region amid a stepped-up offensive.

The government forces killed Mohammed Isack Mara’adde, a top al-Shabaab commander along with a foreign fighter in the raid carried out in the Dumare, outside Harardhere city.

The total number of Death Eaters neutralized is estimated at least five.

Mara’adde was a wanted al-Shabaab commander in central Somalia after having a leading role in several deadly attacks, according to reports received by Shabelle Media Network.

Al-Shabaab’s spokespeople could not immediately be reached for comment.

The Somali forces backed by local clan fighters took the port town of Harardhere and the nearby town of Galcad from al-Shabaab during a joint military operation in January 2023.

The government and allied clan militias have forced the rebels from swathes of territory in central Somalia since launching a major offensive last August.

The successes have led some officials to claim that al-Shabaab is on its last legs. However,
there's more than one way to stuff a chicken...
experts have cautioned that the group has been pushed out of major towns before only to regroup and reclaim areas the army cannot hold.

Posted by trailing wife 2024-03-18 2024-03-18 02:11|| || Front Page|| [11152 views ] Top
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#1 I'm pretty sure there is a never-ending supply of Al-Shabob 'Commanders" to be fed into the Somalia grist mill. Can anyone share the slightest idea of why we are killing this never ending supply of imbeciles? Decades of involvement, billions in treasure, and today, 60% of the land area of "Somalia" is actually occupied by Ethiopian troops". What is the point? Can it simply be that the inertia is simply that no one wants to be responsible for owning the failure signaled when we leave?

" US Foreign Aid to Somalia-Since 2006, the U.S. has given more than $3 billion in humanitarian aid and $253 million in developmental aid since 2011. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) allocated $411 million in December 2022 to respond to the drought and prevent famine in Somalia.Feb 28, 2023" (WIKI cite)

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-03-18 15:39|| 2024-03-18 15:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Tragic dirt is a function of who lives on the dirt. See: Haiti, Gaza, Somalia, Yemen, etc.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-03-18 16:19|| 2024-03-18 16:19|| Front Page Top

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