Monday May 27, 2024
Garowe (HOL) - The Ministry of Information of Puntland
Regional State denied the federal government’s statement that Somali army
forces and their international partners killed 20 al-Shabab militants in an
operation in Puntland State.
In a statement released on Monday, the Ministry said the
federal government’s report is false and that Puntland is capable of managing
its own security. It added that Puntland is committed to the elimination of
terrorist groups.
Somalia's Deputy Minister of Information, Abdirahman Yusuf
Al-Addaala, told VOA Somali radio on Monday that the federal government
launched an attack against al-Shabab in Puntland, targeting the top leaders of
the camps where al-Shabab fighters were concentrated.
The federal government reported that al-Shabab was defeated
in battles in Galmudug and Hirshabelle, and the militants have now gathered in
the mountains of eastern Puntland.