[ShabelleMedia] The Somali National Army’s elite Danab Commando launched a targeted operation against an al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...stronghold in Lower Jubba, 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....
on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Defense,
The successful military assault resulted in 27 gunnies being eliminated and 36 maimed in Yaaqdabayl village, which is located on the outskirts of the port city under Jubaland state.
The raid comes as the army along with Jubaland regional troops step up offensives aimed at retaking the remaining areas in the Lower Juba region under the al-Shabaab murderous Moslem group.
Somali forces intensify operations in Bay region, driving al-Shabaab from Dhumi-omane, Banjinay, Aboore, Dhanfarur hideouts on Friday.
"Our relentless on-foot campaign will continue until every terrorist is expelled, ensuring our nation’s freedom from terror," said the defense ministry in a statement sent to the newsrooms.
The ministry added that the escalating offensive signals the nearing end of al-Shabaab’s presence in central and southern regions of Somalia.
Last month, Somali National Army, Galmudug
...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth...
dervishes and local forces have successfully taken control of Caad district in Mudug, following weeks of encirclement.
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