[REGNUM] At least 11 terrorists from the al-Shabab group (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) were eliminated by the Somali national army during an operation in Hiran province in central Somalia, SNA Radio reports.According to her, the elite units of the Somali army attacked militants near the village of Buk-Akable. They managed to eliminate the terrorists and destroy their vehicles.
“The armed forces have officially taken control of the Buk Akable area in the Hiran region after killing 11 terrorists ,” the radio station said.
The military notes that gaining control over the area will greatly help the fight against terrorism in central Somalia.
As REGNUM reported earlier , on September 5, a terrorist attack took place in Hiran province in Somalia, killing at least 20 people. They used explosive devices to blow up a convoy of food and drinking water. The Somali authorities noted that the al-Shabab group (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) is responsible for the attack.
| Garowe adds lots of details: |
...... the personification of Somali state failure...holy warriors in several parts of the country, in the latest execution targeting to eliminate the holy warriors from different parts of the Horn of Africa nation.
Army radio [SNA Radio] noted that the military conducted an operation at Buq Aqable town within the Hiiraan. The development was significant in the sense that the town has been under the control of al-Shabaab for a couple of years, given its strategic location.
Elsewhere, the army with the help of Southwest regional troops liberated several towns which have also been under al-Shabaab dominance including Saydhelow, Bula-Jadid, Matani, Uusli, and Busley of the Bay region, state media confirmed, in yet another milestone within Somalia.
Also participating in the crackdown were local militia who took arms against al-Shabaab in solidarity with that government. Some of the areas which were liberated are in notorious Galgaduud and Hiiraan regions and the crackdown is set to continue for a while.
In the Bay region of Southwest state, troops managed to kick murderous Moslems out from Baayale, Caliyow Dooyow, Xaawa Dhaaysile, Boorame, Karanoy, and Daawuudow villages under the Daynuunaay outside Baidoa city, state media noted. al-Shabaab is dominant in central and southern Somalia.
At HirShabelle, the military raided Hiran province and captured El-Ade and El-Ali villages as well as Moqokori and Hidiga Caag-Xoog villages which are about 90-KM west of the regional capital city Baladweyne. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had termed the holy warriors as "mafia".
The United States has pledged to continue assisting the military to regain most parts of the country that are still under al-Shabaab control. The group continues to dominate most parts of the country and has been extorting millions of US dollars from unsuspecting locals.
| And from Shabelle Media: |
...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...from their bases.