You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Africa Horn
Somali army kills two terrorists
2022-06-24
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] Soldiers of the National Army of Somalia eliminated two terrorists from the al-Shabab group (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) during a special operation in the north of the country, the press service of the Somali armed forces reports.

It is reported that the military carried out a sweep in the settlements of the Lower Jubba region. During the operation, two terrorists were eliminated, four more were taken alive. The military also seized a large stockpile of weapons and explosives. In addition, the terrorists' command post in Lower Jubba was destroyed.

As REGNUM reported , on June 17, the Somali military eliminated at least 42 terrorists from the al-Shabab group (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) during a battle in the state of Galmudug. They managed to repel the attack of militants on the settlement.
Garowe adds:
Somali National Army (SNA) elite forces, Danab, said Thursday its forces killed two al-Shabaab
...... the personification of Somali state failure...
turbans and arrested four others during a sting operation conducted in the southern part of the country.

The SNA commanders who led not fled the operation villages in the Lower Juba region told the Somali News Agency that the elite forces backed by the Jubaland Security Forces destroyed al-Shabaab vehicles which have been used to stage attacks in the region.

The SNA commanders said weapons and bombs were also seized during the latest security operations

"The military operations were carried out in Berhani, Qudus, Dharkeyn-urur, and Barjella areas west of Kismayo
...a port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia, at the extreme southern end of the country (always assuming Somalia can be called a country). It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region....
town," the state-owned media reported.

The military officials said its troops also destroyed al-Shabaab's explosion command center in Lower Jubba.
Related:
Lower Jubba: 2022-06-03 Pushed by military, Al-Shabaab now targets farmers in Somalia
Lower Jubba: 2022-06-02 Senior Al-Shabaab commander arrested in southern Somalia
Lower Jubba: 2022-03-31 Somali troops intensify operations against Al-Shabaab
Posted by:badanov

00:00