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2018-10-28 Africa Horn
Somali, AU Forces Launch Joint Operation Against Al-Shabab In Bakool
[RADIOSHABELLE] Somali national army [SNA] backed by African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
[AU] soldiers have launched a joint offensive against al-Shabaab
... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia...
snuffies in Bakool region on Saturday, authorities said.

The allied forces began clear-up operation aimed at beefing up the security and drive out al-Shabaab fighters in areas near Wajid town in southern Somalia.

Local residents said there was an escalating tension as the snuffies are mobilizing for a counter-attack against the advancing Somali and AMISOM troops towards their bases.

The troops have been on a mission to flush out Al-Shabaab from its remaining pockets in the south and central Somalia as the country is set to hold one person, one vote polls in 2020.

Posted by Fred 2018-10-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ]  Top
 File under: al-Shabaab (AQ) 

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