Tuesday November 7, 2023
Dhusamareb (HOL) - Somali military forces, supported by local militia forces, took control of the Barag Mohamed Da’ud area, located 16 KM from Dabagalo, a small village in the Mudug region, on Tuesday.
The state-owned media reported that the operation, led by the commander of the 21st division, Lieutenant Colonel Abdi Salad, and the former commander of the 21st division, General Hassan Jamici, was part of the ongoing anti-al Shabab efforts in Galmudug State. The troops carried out extensive investigations in the forested area to eliminate any remaining militants in the region.
Barag Mohamed Da’ud is situated under the Harardhere town of Mudug region.
In June, the Somali government-led forces captured the port town of Harardhere and the nearby town of Galcad. Harardhere was a major base for pirates hijacking merchant ships until 2011. It was later taken over by al-Shabab, which first rose up against the government in 2007 before pledging its allegiance to al-Qaeda.