...... Somalia's version of the Taliban...Arabic for
students...
, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
even in the middle of a planned slow-down by the federal government, targeting the hard boyz in the latest offensive which comes days after the Jana Cabdalle battle which left several hard boyz dead just weeks after the town was taken by the group.
According to reports, the regional forces of Jubaland received backing from the 16th Brigade and the 5th Unit, in an operation that was conducted in the volatile Lower Jubba region. The operation, Somalia said, left five al-Shabaab hard boyz dead and several injured.
In an interview with the media, the Commander Arab Dheeg Ahmed of the 5th unit of the 16th Battalion reported that joint forces conducted operations in several areas, including Bibi, Malik Dahajo, Beerhani, Quds, and Yaaq Dabayl. The region was a major base of al-Shabaab.
The operation, Arab Ahmed added, led to the capture of several hard boyz who are now under investigation. He conceded that al-Shabaab is still predominant in Jubaland but was quick to note that the second and perhaps final phase of rescuing the region from al-Shabaab will be activated throughout the Holy month of Ramadan.