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2021-12-21 Africa Horn
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Somali army makes gains against Al-Shabaab
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[Garowe] The Somali National Army [SNA] continued to unleash on al-Shabaab
 ...... the personification of Somali state failure...
snuffies in most parts of Lower Shabelle, which have been detrimental in terms of operations according to the National Army, which is preparing to take security responsibilities.
On Sunday, state media reported, Special Forces commonly known as Danab waged an operation against the snuffies in several parts of Lower Shabelle. The region has been a key hideout for the degraded snuffies in the country.
State media reported that the Danab Special Forces killed six al-Shabaab snuffies during the operation besides destroying hideouts I'm Mayondo, Dust, and Kubow in Lower Shabelle. The operation was planned, state media added.
"Somali National Army’s commandos [DANAB] killed six Alshabab Death Eaters and destroyed their hideouts in planned security operations in Mayondo, Dhay, Abdi-Marodi, and Kubow in Lower Jubba region on Sunday, " the state media noted.
At least 600 al-Shabaab snuffies have been killed in 2021 according to statics given by several stakeholders, including the 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...
Mission Forces [AMISOM], the Somali National Army, and the foreign troops, especially from the United States.
The United States is keen to redeploy its troops to the country, almost a year after their unprecedented exit which has caused a void in the country. Thousands of people have been killed by the snuffies which security forces being their major target.
Somalia is struggling to rebuild after years of civil war which was triggered by the war between north and south, but a host of challenges have since taken a toll on the situation, including the al-Shabaab insurgency in the Horn of Africa nation.
The outgoing President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmaajo has often been questioned about his commitment towards the fight against al-Shabaab, but he has always defended his administration, arguing that the snuffies have lost ground. 
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