Sunday May 19, 2024
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali army forces killed an al-Shabab operative
identified as Abdulkadir Haji Enow during a planned security operation in the
Lower Shabelle region on Saturday.
The commander of the 26th unit of the 6th battalion, Farah
Mohamud Hirsi, told Somali National Television on Sunday that information about
the al-Shabab member who was killed in the operation was shared by residents of
the villages in the Golweyn area.
Commander Farah Mohamud also stated that such operations
will continue as they aim to eliminate members of the al-Shabab group in the Lower
Shabelle region.
However, he did not provide further details about the rank
of the killed operative within the group.
The military operation in the Lower Shabelle region comes a
week after at least nine al-Shabab militants were killed in an airstrike
conducted by Somali army forces, supported by international allies, in the
Middle Shabelle and Galgadud regions.
The Ministry of Information reported that the airstrike took
place in the areas of Ali Helle and Barag Sheikh Aamir. Four militants were
killed in Ali Helle, while five others were killed in the Barag Sheikh Aamir
area.