...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....
, targeting al-Shabaab
...... the personification of Somali state failure...hideouts.
The operation north of the city succeeded in the clearance of several landmines planted on the main road by al-Shabaab with an aim to target the military convoys.
"We carried out an operation in Dheycabdi, Mayoonde, Qudhac Madoobe, Koban, Araare, and Bandarjadiid, where we uncovered 9 landmines planted by al-Shabaab," said the officers.
The officials who spoke in confidence said they ransacked several al-Shabaab bases in the villages, where the operation took place. This comes amid an ongoing military offensive.