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2024-01-07 Africa Horn
Ground and air operation target Al-Shabaab base in central Somalia, senior army commander toes up
[ShabelleMedia] The government forces backed by local clan militia engaged in a heavy battle with al-Shabaab
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
in the southern Mudug region, military sources and residents said.

An Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
was reported coincided with the ground operation targeted Jeeh village, where al-Shabaab fighters were re-grouping to launch an ambush attack on the government base.

The exact number of casualties remained unclear as the defense ministry and al-Shabaab did not release a statement regarding the raid and the subsequent suspected US airstrike.

The Ottoman Turkish-trained Gorgor, an elite military unit carried out the offensive with the help of the US military, which provided air support to SNA in the war against al-Shabaab murderous Moslems.

Senior Somali military commander killed in Al-Shabaab battle

[ShabelleMedia] A heavy battle in the south of Mudug left the commander of the 18th battalion, Major Abdi Mohammed Sulnuug dead along with other SNA soldiers.

The fighting came after the government forces and the local clan militia attacked a place where the al-Shabaab
... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them...
snuffies were gathering for planning an attack in Aad town.

The intense battle lasted for several hours, in which both sides used different types of weapons and caused various losses to both sides, according to the villagers.

The reports add that Commander Suulnug was initially injured, but later died of his injuries.

"We mourn the loss of Major Abdi Mohammed Sulnuuge, commander of the 18th GorGor battalion of the Somali National Army, who was martyred today in Mudug. Our heartfelt condolences to his family, the SNA, and all Somalis. May Allah grant him the highest level of Jannah," said the defense ministry.

Sulnuug has recently been at the front lines of the war, being part of the siege of the Adan Yabal district and other areas in the Middle Shabelle, Galgaduud, and Mudug regions.

In the areas of southern Mudug, in the last few weeks, the operations against the al-Shabaab have been going on intensively, and it is worth noting that the SNA took over many areas that were under the control of the group for a long time.
Posted by trailing wife 2024-01-07 2024-01-07 03:04|| || Front Page|| [10330 views ]  Top
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