Sunday May 26, 2024
Mogadishu (HOL) - At least 20 al-Shabab militants, including
three leaders, were killed and others wounded in an operation conducted by the
federal government of Somalia and international allies in the Puntland regional
state.
The Federal Ministry of Information said on Sunday that the
operation took place in the Almadow mountains, where the group members were
hiding.
The Puntland regional government, which governs the area
has not yet commented on the operation, and the federal
government did not indicate that Puntland had a role in the operation carried
out in the mountains located in the Sanaag region.
In April, at least 70 al-Shabab terrorists were killed and
30 others wounded in a military operation in Somalia’s northern Mudug region. The
operation took place in the vicinity of Tabar-mooge, about 28 kilometers (17
miles) north of the recently liberated coastal town of Harardhere.