Wednesday September 24, 2025
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s intelligence agency, working
with international partners, killed three senior al-Shabab commanders in an
airstrike in the country’s central Hiiraan region, the government said Tuesday.
A brief statement from the federal government said the
strike targeted “important leaders” responsible for orchestrating attacks and
insecurity in Hiiraan.
Among those killed was Abdi Hiiray, identified as one of the
group’s senior officers who played a key role in assaults in both Hiiraan and
Middle Shabelle regions.
Authorities said further details about the operation and its
impact would be released in the coming hours.
The strike is the latest in a series of intensified
operations by Somali forces, backed by international partners, to dismantle
al-Shabab’s leadership and weaken its military capacity.
The al-Qaida-linked group has battled Somalia’s government
and allied forces for more than 15 years, carrying out deadly bombings,
assassinations and raids as it seeks to impose its own harsh interpretation of
Islamic law.