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2022-10-09 Africa Horn

Somali army kills militants and commander in anti-al-shabaab push

[ShabelleMedia] Somali military claims to have killed a senior al-Shabaab

...... the personification of Somali state failure...
commander in Lower Shabelle region as they repulsed an attack against their base.

Mohammed Nur Shire, al-Shabaab’s ringleader in the province, and 13 others were killed by the government troops during the counter-attack, according to the state media.

The incident took place in Janale village which is under the control of the government. It lies 100KMs northwest of Mogadishu, the Somali capital.

In a separate operation, Somali troops on Friday killed 19 al-Shabaab members near Bal’ad district in Middle Shabelle region, about 30Kms north of Mogadishu.

The ~~bandidos~~ holy warriors lost control over vast swathes of Galmudug
...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth...
, Southwest, and Hirshabelle States to the Somali army backed by the local residents taking part in the war since last month.

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