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Africa Horn

Al-Shabaab loses strategic Middle Shabelle town to ATMIS and SNA forces

2023-10-05

[Garowe] After weeks of heavy artillery and gunfire exchange, 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...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS] troops have managed to seize a strategic forest from the al-Shabaab

...... the personification of Somali state failure...
bad boys, in yet another notable milestone in the fight against the al-Qaeda-linked group.

In a statement published by ATMIS, the mission team confirmed that Ugandan and Burundi contingents participated in the operation, which targeted the Cali Fooldhere forest within the Middle Shabelle region, within the HirShabelle state of Somalia.

During the operation, the forces managed to confiscate Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices, ATMIS said. The forest is used by the Death Eaters to hide the vehicles used in the attacks besides helping them on matters of logistics and planning.

"The Cali Fooldhere forest has particularly over the years become a strategic location where the snuffies wage deadly attacks and conceal ammunition including vehicles for Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices," said Lt. Gen Sam Okiding, the Force Commander.

Posted by:trailing wife

#1 Dare we hope that things are going well in Somalia, of all places?

Posted by: Tom 2023-10-05 15:14

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