...... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...forces of Evil on Saturday, this time targeting the Hiraan region in Central Somalia, where the forces of Evil have been controlling with impunity.
On Saturday morning, state media said, at least six al-Shabaab forces of Evil were killed and several injured during an operation near Bula Burte town in Hiraan, with those injured now firmly in the custody of the military, which will interrogate them once they recuperate.
Hussein Hassan Jodah, SNA Commander in the area told Somali National News Agency that the forces destroyed bases for the terrorist turban group of al-Shabaab in the area during the operation which lasted several hours.
"SNA forces killed 6 al-Shabaab terrorist forces of Evil and injured several others and destroyed its bases near Bula burte town early on Saturday morning, we are still pursuing the operation against them," Jodah said, adding that the operation was still active.
He did not comment on whether there were casualties on SNA forces so far. However,
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fatalities or injuries on the military side are usually a closely guarded secret, and only top commanders are allowed to issue such statements.
But al-Shabaab forces of Evil said they attacked SNA and Djiboutian forces’ bases in Bula burte and Jalalaksi towns in the same region with mortar shells mid-last night. The operation by the Somali forces comes hours after the attack from al-Shabaab turbans.
During the holy month of Ramadan, the attacks by al-Shabaab had significantly reduced in Somalia, but in recent weeks, the group seems to have activated its raids across the country. It mostly targets security forces and senior government officials.
The al-Shabaab raids continue even as the African Union
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Mission Forces plan an imminent exit from Somalia upon full implementation of the Somali Transition Plan [STP]. It's expected that by December, the SNA forces will take over security responsibilities in Somalia.
Although al-Shabaab still controls large swathes of rural central and southern Somalia, the group has been significantly degraded by the allied military teams. Several towns and villages have been liberated from the al-Shabaab turbans.