Tuesday June 18, 2024
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali army forces, backed by international partners, killed 28 al-Shabab militants in an airstrike in a rural area on the border between the Galgadud and Middle Shabelle regions on Tuesday night.
The airstrike targeted the Hawal Qorey and Rage Barir areas, where members of the group, along with their military and cargo vehicles, were stationed.
A senior military commander, Abdinur Yusuf Qadaye, stated that the targeted militants were planning attacks on army positions and local communities. However, the government forces and their international partners prevented the attack.
Operations against the al-Shabab group are still ongoing in the Galgadud and Middle Shabelle regions, with increased efforts from both ground and air forces by the army, local people, and international allies.
The new attack comes a few days after the commander of the 8th Battalion of the 60th Division of the Somali National Army (SNA), Major Mohamed Nur Sheegow, also known as Mohamed Dheere, and seven SNA soldiers were killed in a roadside explosion in the Bay region of southwest Somalia.
At least 11 other soldiers were wounded in the explosion, according to a military official who declined to be named.