...... the personification of Somali state failure...snuffies in the past few weeks following a sustained operation across the country targeting various terror groups which have been killing innocent civilians in the Horn of Africa nation.
A statement released by the Somali National Army on Sunday maintained that with the help of local communities and regional militia, the military was able to capture several strategic towns mainly within HirShabelle, Galmadug, and Southwest state, which are constant targets of al-Shabaab.
The military noted that some of the areas targeted were Galgaduud, Hiiraan, and the Bay region where the al-Shabaab has been a domineering figure for the last couple of years. Through these towns, the military noted, al-Shabaab has managed to antagonize locals successfully.
"The Somali National Army [SNA] with the assistance of the local militia have liberated several villages in HirShabelle, Galmadug, and Southwest, killing over 100 al-Shabaab snuffies in the process," read the statement, which comes amid heightened al-Shabaab activities in the country.
"The operations to weed out terrorism shows the commitment of the government to set the country free from gunnies and groups like al-Shabaab and has been going on for the last couple of months," the military added in the statement.
While thanking locals for their concerted effort to degrade the group, the military insisted that it shall continue with operations in the next couple of months, adding that it's keen to liberate areas where al-Shabaab has been controlling with impunity for the last couple of years.
"The terror group has been using these towns as strongholds to organize attacks using explosives and jacket wallahs on different parts of the country, " the military noted, in one of the major milestones within the federal republic of Somalia.
Al-Shabaab snuffies have been targeting humanitarian trucks and innocent civilians, a move meant to suffocate the population which is already fighting drought and hunger.
The snuffies are also keen to expand their revenue collection schemes, a move which has been severally thwarted by local officials in Somalia.
Al-Shabaab loses two villages to Somali military
[ShabelleMedia] The Somali army with the help of the local people last night took over several areas from the al-Shabaab
...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them...in the south of the Hiran region.
Among the areas that al-Shabaab has removed are Harar-lugole and Fidow in the south of Hiran region, and there are casualties as a result of the war on both sides.
The government media reported that the areas of Harar-lugole and Fidow were cleared of al-Shabaab after government forces carried out an operation there.
The military officials were also quoted as saying the operation against al-Shabaab will continue until they remove the bully boyz from the entire region.