...... the personification of Somali state failure...attack, in yet another dramatic moment that showcases the ability of the federal army, which has been undergoing rebuilding for the last decade after years of downfall.
State media reported that the federal army stationed in Janale town in Lower Shabelle killed three al-Shabaab Lions of Islam within the region after they attempted to run over a camp, following brief fire exchanges.
The incident also left a number of al-Shabaab Lions of Islam nursing their injuries as quite a number also got apprehended by the state army. The incident took place on Tuesday night according to the state media.
"Somali National Army stationed in Janale town of Lower Shabelle region killed 3 Alshabab fighters and maimed several others after forces of Evil had attempted to attack the army base on Tuesday night," state media reported.
Janale town, a former al-Shabaab base, was liberated in 2020 following an operation carried jointly by the Somali National Army and 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] which is responsible for security and peace in Somalia.
The town has since been under the Somali troops which are also in charge of several villages within the town. It's in Janale that al-Shabaab for a long time used to extort taxes from the locals with impunity and retrogressive antics.
Elsewhere, two regional members of parliament were maimed Tuesday night in a grenade attack in Jowhar, town, the regional administrative capital of Hirshabelle, as elections for the remaining two senators concluded.
The two politicians-Abdirahman Idow and Mohammed Dheere were maimed after a hand grenade was reportedly hurled at the house of Jowhar mayor where the politicians were in.
The attack is the second one in about a month. Three regional MPs were maimed last month after a similar grenade attack at an administrator’s residence. The bad boy group al-Shabaab grabbed credit for the attack but did not give immediate reasons why it targeted the politicians.
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